In this photo released by Venezuela’s Miraflores presidential press office, President Nicolas Maduro shows what Venezuelan authorities claim are identification documents of former U.S. special forces and U.S. citizens Airan Berry, right, and Luke Denman, left, during a online press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 6, 2020. (Miraflores Palace presidential press office via AP)

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UPDATED 7:10 AM PT — Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Authorities in Venezuela released video testimony from two former U.S. Special Forces soldiers who were jailed for their alleged role in a plot to overthrow the Maduro regime.

The Venezuelan Defense Ministry released the footage Monday showing testimony from 41-year-old Airan Berry and 34-year-old Luke Denman.

At the stand, Denman said he was instructed by former Green Beret Jordan Goudreau to invade the country, capture President Maduro and put him on a plane unharmed. He added that the guidelines for the operation were “vague” and said he never signed a contract.

“I didn’t sign a contract,” he stated. “We had a casual conversation, I guess you can call it a verbal contract giving me some vague mission guidelines on training Venezuelans, coming here and putting Maduro on a plane.”

#18Mayo #EnVideo ???? | Vicepdte. Sectorial para Cultura y Turismo @jorgerpsuv mostró el testimonio del mercenario norteamericano Luke Denman #VenezuelaPatriaSana pic.twitter.com/NLeLXru8m4

— Alcaldia de Lamas (@alcaldiadelamas) May 18, 2020

According to reports, the Maduro regime is also accusing Colombia of supporting the operation and has since infiltrated its “intelligence services” for information.

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