Edmundo González Urrutia said he was forced to sign in order to be able to go to Spain, where he is in exile. The Venezuelan government released the document on Wednesday.
Who was the main opposition candidate in the last elections in Venezuela, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutiareported this Wednesday that In order to leave the country, he was forced “under duress” to sign a document recognizing the victory of the current president Nicolas Maduro.
Gonzalez Urrutiaexiled in Spain, published a video on his social networks where he tells under what circumstances he signed the document released this Wednesday by the Ministry of Communication of Venezuela in a Telegram group. In the textwhich the former opposition candidate admits to having signed, states that will abide by the court ruling that validated Maduro’s reelectionThis created a stir in the international press.
In his video, González Urrutia blamed Vice President Delcy Rodríguez and the President of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, who visited him while he was at the Spanish ambassador’s residence in Caracas. “They showed up with a document that I would have to sign to allow my departure from the country. In other words, either I signed it or I faced the consequences.”he denounced.
For these reasons, Gonzalez Urrutia He assures that it is about “A document produced under duress is void of absolute nullitydue to a serious defect in consent.” And then he explains why he decided to sign it: “At that moment I considered that I could be more useful free than locked up and unable to fulfill the tasks entrusted to me by the sovereign.”
“I will not remain silent, I will never betray them,” He promised and demanded that the government of Nicolás Maduro release the minutes of the vote count in which, the former candidate claims, he emerged victorious with more than 60% of the votes. The Supreme Court of Venezuela validated the official result, which declared the current president the winner.
Source: Ambito
