- The organization asked the Venezuelan government to stop the persecution against opposition leaders in the country
The Organization of American States (OAS) published a statement on Sunday, September 8, accusing the Venezuelan government of “having forced the exile of Edmundo González,” who He came to Spain to request political asylum.
One month and ten days before the presidential elections in Venezuela, the regime has not only failed to produce the slightest evidence of an electoral result, but has forced the exile of candidate Edmundo González – who, taking into account what has happened since the date of the election, undoubtedly won – based on unsubstantiated summons to the Attorney General’s Office and threats of imprisonment. This action by the Venezuelan authoritarian regime is obviously condemnable and reprehensible,” the organization’s text states.
In the text, the OAS condemns the measures of the Venezuelan authorities and the persecution against opposition leaders, arguing that: “Venezuela does not need one more victim of systematic human rights violations.”
“We must continue working so that the true winner of the July 28 elections assumes the presidency of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in January 2024,” the institution added.
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On September 7, Edmundo Gonzalez left Venezuela after being in hiding. The Public Prosecutor’s Office accused him of “usurpation of functions”, “forgery of public documents”, “instigation to disobedience of laws”, “conspiracy”, “sabotage to damage systems and association (to commit a crime)”, according to the published citations by the judicial body on social networks.
The investigation against Edmundo González is related to the publication of a Web pagein which the PUD claims to have uploaded “83.5% of the electoral records.”
Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said on Sunday, September 8, that Spain will grant political asylum to Edmundo González.
Albares confirmed the decision in statements to journalists in Muscat, where the Spanish Air Force plane carrying Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, leading a delegation that includes the minister, made a stopover on its way to China.
The diplomat also said that he had spoken with González once when he was on the Spanish Air Force plane in which the Venezuelan was travelling and the latter expressed his gratitude.
“I have also conveyed to him our joy that he is well, that he is on his way to Spain, and I have reiterated the government’s commitment to political rights, freedom of expression and demonstration, and the physical integrity of all Venezuelans,” he added.
Hours earlier, Caspar Veldkamp, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, said that González He was secretly housed in the Dutch embassy in Caracas for more than a month and left the consular headquarters to go to the Spanish Embassy.
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2024-09-09 14:38:29
OAS Condemns Venezuelan Government’s Persecution of Opposition Leaders
The Organization of American States (OAS) has strongly condemned the Venezuelan government’s persecution of opposition leaders, calling for an end to the systematic human rights violations in the country. In a statement published on September 8, the OAS accused the Venezuelan government of forcing the exile of Edmundo González, a presidential candidate who was seeking political asylum in Spain [[1]].
The OAS statement denounced the Venezuelan authorities’ measures, stating that “Venezuela does not need one more victim of systematic human rights violations” [[1]]. The organization emphasized that the Venezuelan government’s actions are “obviously condemnable and reprehensible” and urged the authorities to stop persecution against opposition leaders.
The OAS also expressed concern over the lack of evidence of an electoral result in the July 28 elections, which led to the forced exile of Edmundo González. The organization argued that González undoubtedly won the elections, but was forced to flee due to unsubstantiated summonses to the Attorney General’s Office and threats of imprisonment [[1]].
The OAS has been vocal in its criticism of the Venezuelan government’s actions, calling for peace, reconciliation, and justice in the country. In August, the organization’s General Secretariat issued a statement urging Venezuelans to work towards a day of reconciliation and justice [[2]]. The OAS has also rejected a ruling issued by the Electoral Chamber of the Supreme Court, which has been criticized for its lack of transparency and bias [[3]].
The organization’s statement comes just over a month before the presidential elections in Venezuela, scheduled for January 2024. The OAS has reiterated its commitment to ensuring that the true winner of the elections assumes the presidency, and has called on all parties to work towards a peaceful and democratic transition [[1]].
