The Argentine government on Wednesday rejected the Venezuelan prosecutor’s decision to process the request for an arrest warrant against the president, Javier Milei, for the case of the Venezuelan-Iranian plane held in Buenos Aires since 2022 and sent to the United States (USA) last February.
“The Argentine Republic rejects the arrest warrants issued by the Attorney General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela against the President of the Nation, Javier Milei, the Secretary General of the Presidency, Karina Milei, and the Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich, following the incident with the Emtrasur airline plane,” the Argentine Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
According to the Milei government, “the aforementioned case was resolved by the judiciary, an independent power in which the executive cannot and should not have any interference, in application of an international agreement.”
“The Argentine Government reminds the Venezuelan regime that the division of powers prevails in the Argentine Republic and the independence of judges, which unfortunately does not happen in Venezuela under the regime of Nicolas Maduro,” adds the press release to which he had access. Efe.
In statements broadcast on state channel VTV on Wednesday, Venezuela’s attorney general, Tarek William Saab, announced that two specialized prosecutors are “processing the arrest warrant” against Milei, her sister Karina and Bullrich.
He explained that in the case of the plane, which was “completely dismantled” in the United States, the crimes of “aggravated theft, money laundering, unlawful deprivation of liberty, simulation of a punishable act, unlawful interference” were committed, according to Venezuelan legislation, neutralization of aircraft and association to commit a crime.
In addition, Saab announced the appointment of a “specialized prosecutor for the protection of human rights.” to conduct the corresponding investigations” against Milei and Bullrich for “the actions committed against the Argentine people” and affirmed that they could “be in the presence of serious violations of human rights that could constitute crimes against humanity.”
The prosecutor, who called Milei a “fascist” and a “neo-Nazi,”said that in Argentina a “premeditated program of institutional violence” is being implemented against its population, for which he designated the Argentine president as “the most ferocious violator of human rights on the continent” and as “a brutal danger for the entire hemisphere.”
This month, Argentina’s foreign ministry urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to seek an arrest warrant for Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduroand “other leaders of the regime” in the face of “the worsening situation” following the presidential elections in this Caribbean country on July 28.
