The label #ReturnTheAirplane was read on banners carried by the protesters, many from the state airline Conviasa, owner of the Boeing 747 of its subsidiary Emtrasur and a target of US sanctions.
“Yankee, thief, return the plane!”the demonstrators repeated in a mobilization through the center of the Venezuelan capital.
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The aircraft was seized on June 8 by order of a court, which then opened a research against crew, made up of 14 Venezuelans and five Iranians. Last week, the judge handling the case allowed the departure of 12 of the crew.
A american court Weeks later, Argentina requested the seizure of the airplane, arguing that “laws were violated” when it was sold by Iran to Venezuela.
The entry of the United States into the case triggered the convictions by Maduro, who ordered a team of “experts” to go to Argentina to fight the “battle for Venezuela.”
“This is an anti-imperialist march, demanding that the empire give us back our things, our goods. Fighting the double moral discourse that they have, of saying that they do everything for democracy and what results is that they steal from the countries, from the peoples,” Carolina Carrero, a 47-year-old protester, told AFP.
“We are marching because we are reclaiming the plane that was hijacked by the North American empire,” said Juan Méndez, 56, holding a banner with #ReturnTheAirplane.
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The 747 entered Argentina on June 6 with a load of auto parts from Mexico. Without being able to supply fuel in Buenos Aires, he left on June 8 for Montevideo, but the Uruguayan authorities denied him access and he had to return to the Ezeiza airport, where he remains until now.
“That’s a judicial system on its knees!” To united states, lambasted the president of Parliament, Jorge Rodríguez, in the chamber. “What’s going on in a vulgar plane hijacking”.
The march also demanded the unlocking of more than $1.9 billion in gold at the Bank of England, which is in the midst of a court dispute in London. The #ReturnTheGold tag also appeared on banners.
Source: Ambito
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