The Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia He said on Wednesday that he signed a document before leaving Venezuelapresented by representatives of the Government of Nicolas Maduro under the threat that if he did not do so he would have to “face the consequences”, a “coercion” that in his opinion nullifies the text.
In a video posted on his social media, González Urrutia, who has been exiled since September 8 in Spain where he is seeking political asylum, responded to the presentation by the president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, Jorge Rodriguezof a “signed letter” in which the opponent says he abides by the decision of the Supreme Court of Justice of his country to validate the controversial victory of Nicolas Maduro in the elections of July 28.
The opponent explains that, while he was sheltered in the residence of the Spanish ambassador, Caracashe was presented with a document that he had to sign to obtain the safe conduct that would allow him to leave Venezuela for exile.
In his message, he recounts the moment in which he signed the document, “very tense hours of coercion, blackmail and pressure” carried out by the president of the National Assembly Venezuelan and the country’s vice president, Delcy Rodriguez.
«In other words, either I signed or I would face the consequences. There were very tense hours of coercion, blackmail and pressure, at which point I considered that I could be more useful free than locked up and unable to fulfill the tasks entrusted to me by the sovereign.»he reflected.
“A document produced under duress is vitiated by absolute nullity due to a serious breach of consent,” he added.
González Urrutia criticized the Maduro regime for “always resorting to dirty tricks, blackmail and manipulation,” and promised that it will “never” betray its followers or “stay silent.”
“What they should be disclosing are the minutes of the vote count, the truth is what it is and it is in the minutes that you are trying to hide. You are not going to silence a country that has already spoken.”he said. EFE (I)
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