Nicolás Maduro and other members of the Bolivarian government are accused of torture, kidnappings and executions. The request was supported by the heads of national security, Patricia Bullrich, and the head of the Buenos Aires police, Waldo Woff.
Argentine prosecutors Carlos Stornelli and Jose Aguero Iturbe requested this Tuesday that the Federal Criminal and Correctional Chamber request the Investigation and arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and the number two of Chavismo, the Minister of Internal Affairs, Justice and Peace, Diosdado CabelloThey relied on the principle of universal jurisdiction.
The presentation of prosecutors Stornelli and Agüero Iturbe also includes: military and intelligence agents accused of torture, kidnapping and executions, as part of a “systematic plan.” The case was initiated following a complaint filed by six Venezuelan citizens who are in the country.
The request was made during a hearing in Chamber 1 of the Federal Court where, among others, the Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich, representing the national government and the Buenos Aires Security Minister, Waldo Wolffwho accompanied the complainants.
The request for Maduro’s arrest before the International Criminal Court made by the Government
On September 9, the Government urged the International Criminal Court to request the arrest of Nicolás Maduro and other “leaders of the regime.” The president Javier Milei continues to denounce that fraud occurred in the presidential elections of the South American country on July 28, which resulted in Maduro being declared the winner.
“Given the worsening of the situation in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela since July 28 and the commission of new facts that can be considered crimes crimes against humanitythe Argentine Republic urges “the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to request the Pre-Trial Chamber to issue arrest warrants against Nicolás Maduro and other leaders of the regime,” the Argentine Foreign Ministry reported on September 6.
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