On 27 June 2017 , following the Caracas helicopter incident , Bolivarian National Guardsmen stormed the National Assembly and assaulted the largely opposition legislative body . Images were published showing Lugo snapping his hand in the face of National Assembly speaker Julio Borges and later forcibly pushing the speaker through a door . Other reports state that journalists were held captive by violent government supporters outside the building for over four hours without any intervention from the National Guard in the area
Caracas helicopter incident
Caracas helicopter incident
Bladimir Lugo