First vice-president of the ruling United Socialist Party (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello on Monday expressed Colombia’s desire to extradite Venezuelan dissidents demanded by the oil country Justice. and that the Government of Nicolás Maduro refers to as “murderers” or “thieves”.
“A number of people who were there, demanding the extradition of Venezuela, demanding that they be arrested and sent to Venezuela for crimes against our country. Even the assassins hid there, thieves“, the MP had words at a press conference.
It also reminded With Gustavo Petro’s coming to power in Colombia, diplomatic relations between the two countries are normalizing.One step, according to Cabello, so that the binational justice system can “start functioning.”
While the official did not name anyone directly, he assured that there are several opposition leaders living in Colombia who will be tried in both countries.
“So it’s all a matter of political will,” he stressed. The number two member of Chavismo explained that the Prosecutor’s Office, the State Department and other “authoritative organizations” of Venezuela are already “holding the relevant meetings, so that these people with accounts pending with justice come to settle them.”
“I have the impression that the Colombian Justice will act immediately (…) so none of them are left, they disappeared. You ask where they are and no one dares to say where they are (but) the long hand of justice will come to them,” he said.
last week, Venezuelan Prosecutor’s Office approves continuation of criminal investigation against 23 people accused of usurpation of officeMoney laundering and criminal organization after being appointed as part of the parallel directive of Colombia-based state petrochemical Monómeros.
Control of the company, a subsidiary of state oil company PDVSA, is in dispute between Maduro’s administration and opposition Juan Guaidó until this month, when Colombia recognized him as interim president of Venezuela and Petro assumed command in the Andean country.
In this context, Colombian President Gustavo Petro gave the following assurance on his Twitter account: “Colombia guarantees asylum and asylum”.
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*With information from EFE
Source: Exame
