USA is considering what actions to take against the government of Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduroto show him that all his political decisions have consequences and in retaliation for the arrest warrant of the opponent Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia.
«In coordination with our partners, we are considering a variety of options to demonstrate to Mr. Maduro and his representatives that their actions in Venezuela will have consequences.»said the White House National Security Advisor in a conversation with the media on Tuesday, John Kirby.
The senior government official Joe Biden He recalled that these actions are being considered to condemn the arrest warrant against Edmundo González in Venezuela for allegedly inciting violence, something that “of course is not accurate,” he said.
“This is just another example of Mr. Maduro’s efforts to maintain power by force and refusing to recognize that Mr. Gonzalez won the majority of votes on July 28.”said Kirby, who did not detail what form these possible consequences will take.
Venezuela’s Attorney General’s Office yesterday asked a court specializing in terrorism crimes to issue an arrest warrant against González Urrutia, candidate of the largest opposition coalition, for his “alleged commission of crimes of usurpation of functions” and “forgery of public documents” in relation to the electoral records of the presidential elections of July 28.
The request was made after the Prosecutor’s Office summoned González Urrutia on three occasions and the opponent decided not to appear, not knowing in what capacity he should appear and not recognizing the crimes that he Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP) attributes to him.
Kirby recalled that in recent months the United States has already “applied and calibrated” sanctions against Venezuela “in light of the general interests” of the North American country and “the actions and omissions taken by Maduro and his representatives.”
The latest major action against the Venezuelan Executive was the seizure on Monday of Maduro’s official plane, which was taken in Dominican Republic by order of the United States authorities, within the framework of the sanctions applied to Caracas.
According to Washington, the aircraft, which was transferred to Florida for having been “illegally purchased” for 13 million dollars, is a Dassault Falcon 900EX owned by Maduro and people affiliated with him in Venezuela, which was operated on his behalf.
The Venezuelan government announced after the seizure that it would reserve the right to take legal action to repair the damage and said in a statement that what happened was a “criminal practice.”
Last April, the United States partially reversed the easing of sanctions on Venezuelan oil and gas, accusing Maduro of failing to meet his electoral commitments by disqualifying the opposition candidate Maria Corina Machado. EFE (I)
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