- The Prosecutor’s Office has asked the anti-terrorism control court to arrest the standard-bearer of the Democratic Unitary Platform for the alleged charges of usurpation of functions, forgery of public documents and instigation to disobedience of the law, as well as sabotage and conspiracy | Photo: EFE
On Monday, September 2, the Public Prosecutor’s Office requested that a court specializing in “terrorism” crimes issue an “arrest warrant” against the standard-bearer of the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), Edmundo González Urrutia, 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 is made after the Prosecutor’s Office summoned González Urrutia on three occasions and he decided not to appear, as he did not know in what capacity he should appear and did not acknowledge the crimes that the Public Prosecutor’s Office attributes to him.
According to a document from the public prosecutor’s office dated September 2, the PUD candidate is also accused of “instigating disobedience of laws,” “conspiracy,” “sabotage to damage systems and association (to commit crimes).”
The research
The investigation into González Urrutia is related to the publication of a website in which the PUD claims to have uploaded “83.5% of the electoral records” collected by witnesses and members of the table on the night of the election to support its claim of fraud in the presidential elections.
The opposition coalition released these records, which the Executive calls “false,” after the National Electoral Council (CNE) declared Nicolás Maduro the winner of the elections, which has been questioned by numerous countries, some of which support González Urrutia’s victory by a wide margin.
Last Thursday, when the third summons was made public, the Prosecutor’s Office warned that if he did not appear again, “an arrest warrant would be issued” considering that he “is at risk of flight.”
Edmundo Gonzalez answers
On August 25 —the date on which the first summons was issued—, through a video posted on social media, González Urrutia stated that the Public Prosecutor’s Office “intends to subject him to an interview without specifying the condition under which he is expected to appear and pre-qualifying crimes not committed.”
In his opinion, the Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, “has repeatedly behaved like a political accuser,” since —he asserted— “he condemns in advance and now promotes a summons without guarantees of independence and due process.”
With information from EFE
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2024-09-02 22:50:15
