Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab dismissed statements by Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General Luis Almagro, who said he would ask the International Criminal Court, based in The Hague, to arrest President Nicolás Maduro.
“I would say to Almagro: go cry in the valley, your time in this position is running out, nobody wants you,” said Saab.
The Venezuelan official confirmed that the country has a cooperation agreement with the International Criminal Court, which is being complied with.
Venezuela is currently the only country in the Americas facing an investigation for alleged crimes against humanity, in the context of anti-government protests that took place between 2014 and 2017.
At a press conference, Saab reiterated the accusations against opposition leaders, stating that they organized violent actions to sabotage the electoral process last Sunday (28). The demonstrations, according to the Venezuelan prosecutor, resulted in the burning of schools, police headquarters and the destruction of monuments.
“These acts cannot be considered peaceful protests,” Saab said, pointing to the responsibility of Venezuelan citizens whom he described as vandals and criminals hired for such purposes. He associated them with the opposition political movement Vente Venezuela.
To date, the Public Prosecutor’s Office has reported 80 injured police officers and military personnel and more than a thousand detainees. This week, the prosecutor reported the death of a military official during the demonstrations, while the NGO Foro Penal Venezolano counts at least 11 deaths among the protesters.
Source: CNN Brasil
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