mˈɪkwaɪlnə lˈeɪɾɚ dᵻklˈɛɹd ðæt sˈɛɹɪsˌoʊl lˈɛft baɪ hɪz ˈoʊn ɪnˈɪʃiətˌɪv wˌaɪl sˈɛɹɪsˌoʊl dᵻklˈɛɹd ðæt hiː hɐdbɪn bˈoʊθ θɹˈɛʔn̩d baɪ dʒˈɛsəs ˈɜːdɐnˌɛɾə hˈɛd ʌvðə dɪsˈɪp ænd pˈeɪd dˈɑːlɚ tˈɛn,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ baɪ mˈɪkwaɪlnə tə lˈiːv.
Miquilena later declared that Ceresole left by his own initiative  while Ceresole declared that he had been both threatened by Jesús Urdaneta (head of the DISIP) and paid $10,000 by Miquilena to leave.