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The Government of Venezuela interrupted, as a result of the extradition to EE .UU. By Alex Saab – alleged front man of Nicolás Maduro-, the dialogue that was taking place with the opposition since last 12 August and whose fourth session was to begin this Sunday , 17, in Mexico City.
The announcement was made yesterday Saturday by the president of the Legislative Assembly and head of the official delegation for dialogue, Jorge Rodríguez, who blamed the United States, Colombia and the opposition of this situation.
“ Our delegation announces that it suspends its participation in the negotiation and dialogue ; consequently we will not attend the round that was to start tomorrow 17 in October (this Sunday) in Mexico City as a profound expression of our protest against the brutal aggression against the person and the inauguration of our delegate Álex Saab ”, said Rodríguez.
Alex Saab , arrested on 12 June last year in Cape Verde at the request of the US in a money laundering case, was recently appointed member of the Venezuelan government negotiation team , who also defends him as a diplomat.
Rodríguez, who was in the company of the entire government delegation, described the extradition as an “illegal action” that “violates” international law.
In addition, it blamed the Government of Iván Duque , to the United States and to the opposition “led by Jua n Guaidó and Leopoldo López” of the “aggression” against Venezuela.
“This illegal and inhumane action, harmful to international law, constitutes a new act of aggression by the United States against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, since Álex Saab has been incorporated by our country as a full member of the dialogue and negotiation process that takes place in Mexico, “he added.
He also said that the life of Saab “He is in danger” in the hands of the US justice system, which demanded his release.
According to sources from the Cape Verdean government revealed to Efe , the Constitutional Court of that country, which considered the extradition of the Colombian on September 7 constitutional, sent on Thursday, 17 of October, to the General Prosecutor’s Office the final judicial order for the extradition to be made effective.
The name of the employer, from 49 years, who was finally extradited, appeared in the media when the Former Venezuelan prosecutor Luisa Ortega Díaz accused him in 2017 of being one of Maduro’s front men.
The businessman and three stepchildren of Maduro profited from these operations with “hundreds of millions of dollars”, according to the US authorities.
With information of Efe.
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