Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab, a strong ally of dictator Nicolás Maduro, commented on Sunday (8) on the departure of former presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia from the country, amid political persecution.
The Chavista stated that the opponent’s exile was the “final chapter” of a work with “blood, sweat and tears” that, according to him, caused the population’s anguish after the presidential elections of July 28, which Urrutia claims to have won.
The former candidate left Venezuela this Sunday, when he arrived in Spain, where he was granted asylum, having requested it given that in his country of origin he suffered political and judicial persecution after the elections, whose official victory was granted by the National Electoral Council (CNE) to Nicolás Maduro, a result later validated by the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), but which was not recognized by the international community and the opposition due to the lack of evidence.
The opposition insisted that the winner was González Urrutia, a claim that was supported by 83% of the electoral records that it claims to have collected from witnesses and members of the polling stations on the day of the vote, which gave the victory to the anti-Chavista party by a wide margin.
The minutes, which the largest opposition coalition, the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), placed on a website, where they can be consulted by citizens who identify themselves with their identity card, were classified as “false” by the regime, as well as by the Public Ministry.
As a result of this publication and the accusation of fraud, González Urrutia was called to testify before the Public Prosecutor’s Office, which accused him of “allegedly committing crimes of usurpation of functions” and “falsification of a public document”, among other crimes.
When he did not appear, a court issued an arrest warrant against the opponent, who was at the Dutch Embassy until last Thursday, from where he was transferred to the Spanish Embassy, where he remained until this Saturday (7), when he left Venezuela.
The government granted safe passage to the anti-Chavista so that his departure could be effective, “in the name of tranquility and political peace,” according to Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez.
According to Saab, this decision received the “respect” of the MP, as it is contemplated in Venezuelan legislation, in relation to international regulations.
However, Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares denied on Sunday the existence of any negotiations between his country’s government and the Maduro regime to grant political asylum to the Venezuelan opposition leader.
“There was no political negotiation between the Spanish and Venezuelan governments. Political asylum was a personal request from Edmundo González,” said the foreign minister. (With EFE Agency)
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