Moncloa denied this on Saturday that the Spaniards detained in Venezuela by the drug dictator Nicolas Maduro are CNI agentsJosé María Basoa, 35, and Andrés Martínez Adasme, 32, after Venezuelan number 2, Diosdado Cabello, announced this Saturday afternoon that the two Spaniards were members of the CNI and that Spain wanted to assassinate drug dictator Nicolás Maduro together with the United States.
He The Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarified this Saturday that the Spanish embassy in Caracas “sent a note verbale to the Venezuelan government requesting access to the detainees, in order to verify their identity and nationality.” The objective of the Spanish Embassy is “know exactly what they are accused of and that they can receive all the assistance they need“.
“The Embassy will ensure at all times the protection and rights of any Spaniard detained in Venezuela.“, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed.