Venezuelan gov't deploys multidisciplinary team to disorderly state

A multidisciplinary team have been deployed to the north-eastern Venezuelan state of Sucre, where violence has increased after food shortage protests, the country's Vice President Aristobulo Isturiz announced Monday.

During a news conference with local press, Isturiz assured that the "irregular" events in Cumana, Sucre's capital, where people died, have been "contained" by the authorities and security organizations.

"The events in Cumana were definitely contained with respect to human rights and in recognition of the humanism framework," said the vice president, adding that calm has returned to the eastern Venezuelan city.

A new head of the Integral Defense Operating Zone has been appointed for the state of Sucre, representing the Bolivarian National Armed Forces within the state.

The state's operational commander in the Bolivarian National Guard has also been replaced and a restructuring of Sucre's state police has been ordered.

Isturiz also announced that during this week, several ministers will head to the state to see to the people's needs. Education Minster Rodulfo Perez will also visit Sucre and it is thought that around 2,000 workers from Sucre with irregularities in their employment contracts will join the payroll of this ministry.

Medication and other basic medical supplies will begin to be distributed, aiming to ease the shortage.

The Venezuelan government is evaluating whether to compensate the traders affected by the looting that took place in the state on June 14. Enditem