THE Venezuelan Prosecutor’s Office, under the orders of the dictator Nicolas Maduro, quoted for the third time Edmundo Gonzalez, opposition candidate in the last presidential elections July 28. The quote from the Prosecutor’s Office The Venezuelan letter published this Thursday also includes the threat that if they do not show up by 10 a.m. local time on Friday, Gonzalez could be arrested. This notice had not been added to the previous summonses issued against the opposition candidate.
Edmundo Gonzalez had already been summoned by the Prosecutor’s Office on two other occasions to explain his alleged involvement in crimes of usurpation of functions, falsification of documents, incitement to disobedience, computer crime, criminal association and conspiracy. He diet seeks to link the opposition candidate to events that occurred after the elections, while Nicolas Maduro He rigged the electoral process to maintain his power. Prosecutor’s Office investigation into relations between opposition leaders, Maria Corina Machado and his Gonzalez, with the dissemination on the Internet of electoral registers with data that prove the victory of the opposition in the last elections.
THE Prosecutor’s Office sent a warning to González. If you do not respond to the summons, the authorities will understand that there is a “danger of flight” and a “danger of obstruction” to the investigation and your arrest will be ordered. Tarek William Saab, Venezuela’s attorney general already announced on Wednesday that if González does not run, “the Public Ministry “will announce the corresponding action that will take place on the basis of the law.” The opposition leader justified his two previous absences by the lack of guarantees from the authorities. Chavistas. Barring any surprises, González will not be present on this occasion either.
The opposition and the international community have raised their voices after the Venezuelan elections. National Electoral Council (CNE), controlled by Maduro, gave victory to the regime in a dubious process without democratic guarantees. International leaders demanded that Maduro make the electoral results public in order to give legitimacy and transparency to the process. However, the dictator chose to proclaim himself president of Venezuela only 17 hours after the electoral fraud.
THE Venezuelans have taken to the streets to protest against the regime since the elections to demand that Wall give up power. The dictator increased the repression to silence the protests, using the army and police. Dozens of people have died in the past month and hundreds have been illegally detained by regime forces. UN denounced the repression which Wall is applied against his opponents and recognized the lack of transparency in the electoral process.
González, who requested the publication of the official acts of the elections of July 28 His whereabouts are unknown and he has not appeared in public for weeks. Your ally Maria Corina Machado He actually took part in a march called by the opposition on Wednesday to condemn electoral “fraud”, a month after the elections.
