The United States Department of State maintains the reward offered, since 2020, of 15 million dollars, for providing information that leads to the arrest of Nicolás Maduro. The Venezuelan dictator is accused by the US Justice on charges of narcoterrorism.
This arrest warrant kept Maduro away from the international scene and making sure he only participated in forums where his safety was assured.
However, Alberto Fernández invited him to participate in the Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to be held on January 24 in the City of Buenos Aires.
The Argentine opposition did not take long to demonstrate against and repudiate the possible arrival in the country of the presidents or representatives of both Venezuela and Cuba, Nicaragua.
For its part, the Civic Coalition shared a statement on social networks: “We repudiate the presence of Maduro, Díaz Canel and Ortega and/or representatives of those dictatorial regimes.”
The ARI Civic Coalition expresses its deep concern about the presence of dictators at the summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to be held in the City of Buenos Aires. pic.twitter.com/sZUkEmf27P
— ARI Civic Coalition (@ccari_ok) January 19, 2023
The president of the PRO, Patricia Bullrich, also expressed herself through her Twitter account and assured that if Maduro comes to Argentina “he must be immediately arrested for having committed crimes against humanity.”
Bullrich recalled what happened with Pinochet in London in 1998 and remarked that Justice “must act to protect the universal validity of human rights.”
If Nicolás Maduro comes to Argentina, he must be immediately arrested for having committed crimes against humanity. As happened with Pinochet in London in 1998. Justice must act to protect the universal validity of human rights.
— Patricia Bullrich (@PatoBullrich) January 19, 2023