Argentine courts, when issuing arrest warrants, are guided by the principle of comprehensive jurisdiction covering crimes against humanity.
An Argentine court on Monday, September 23, issued warrants for the immediate arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello for possible crimes against humanity committed against dissidents. AP reported this on Tuesday, September 24.
The court’s decision recognizes the proven fact that “in Venezuela there is systematic repression, forced disappearance of people, torture, killing and persecution of civilians and that it was developed no later than 2014 and is still observed as happening in truth.”
Argentine courts, when issuing arrest warrants, are guided by the principle of comprehensive jurisdiction covering crimes against humanity.
Argentina previously asked the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and other regime leaders.
It will be recalled that on July 29, the current President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, was declared the winner of the elections with 51% of the vote, compared to 44% for the opposition leader, Edmund Gonzalez. Opposition parties say their candidate won 70% of the vote.
After the announcement of the results of the presidential election, spontaneous rallies began in the country. Their participants believe that the authorities rigged the voting results in favor of Maduro.
Source: korrespondent
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