Fugitive Venezuelan Pilot Makes Brazen Public Appearance<br />By MEGAN SPECIAJULY 14, 2017<br />Venezuelan authorities have been hunting for Óscar Pérez since late last month after he claimed<br />that he had been involved in a brazen — and bizarre — attack on two government buildings in Caracas, the capital.<br />On Thursday night, Mr. Pérez, a former police officer who said he had piloted a stolen helicopter used in the attack, made<br />an audacious public appearance at an opposition rally in the capital, surrounded by a small number of masked supporters.<br />that We have two options: to be judged tomorrow by our conscience and the people, or from today to rid ourselves of this corrupt government,<br />" he said at the rally, which honored the more than 90 people who died during the anti-government protests<br />that have gripped the country since April. that We will be on the streets defending the people,<br />JULY 14, 2017<br />On June 27, a police helicopter swooped down on Caracas<br />and dropped at least one grenade on the Supreme Court building before someone opened fire on the Interior Ministry building.<br />He also starred in a low-budget 2015 movie, "Suspended Death." Some Venezuelans assumed<br />that Mr. Pérez had fled the country, after the helicopter used in the attack was found near the Caribbean coast, according to the police.<br />Mr. Pérez posted a five-part video manifesto to his Instagram account on the day of the attack, denouncing the government and calling for an uprising.
