The Venezuelan government has called “new crime of aggression” the sanctions announced this Thursday by the United States against 16 officials of the Caribbean country, including members of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), the National Electoral Council (CNE) and Parliament, for “falsely” proclaiming President Nicolas Maduro the winner of the July elections.
In a statement, the Venezuelan Executive rejected, “in the strongest terms,” this “new crime of aggression committed by the government of the United States of America against Venezuela, by imposing unilateral, illegitimate and illegal coercive measures to a group of state officials.”
Among those reprimanded by the Treasury Department are the president of the TSJ, the Chavista Caryslia Rodriguez; the president of the Civil and Electoral Status Commission of the CNE, Rosalba Gil Pacheco; and the vice-president of the National Assembly (AN, Parliament), the ruling party Pierre Infante.
Also the magistrates Fanny Marquez, Inocencio Figueroa, Malaquías Gil Rodríguez and Juan Hidalgoas well as the prosecutor Luis Ernesto Dueñez, who launched the arrest request against the standard-bearer of the largest opposition coalition, the United Democratic Platform (PUD), Edmundo González Urrutia, whom the United States considers the winner of the elections.
Similarly, the acting secretary general of the electoral body was sentenced, Antonio Jose Menesesas well as the operational strategic commander of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), Domingo Hernandez Larezand the commander of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB, militarized police), Elio Estrada, which he accuses of repressing the population.
For the Chavista government, the United States is demonstrating “once again its total disregard for international law, the self-determination of the people and the democratic will of Venezuelans.”
However, he continued, “we cannot expect much from the most hostile and bloodthirsty power humanity has known, responsible for millions of murders worldwide with genocidal partners and a history of indifference to the needs of its own citizens.” With these “misnamed sanctions, which have been shamefully promoted by the fascist extreme right”, As Chavismo usually refers to the opposition, “they break and violate the agreements signed in Qatar” between the two American countries.
Similarly, Caracas said that Washington would “once again travel the path to failure and will be defeated for the dignity of Venezuela, which will continue to achieve new achievements.” In the opinion of the Venezuelan government, this “attack against a people who, day after day, defend the sovereignty and peace of the nation only confirms their willingness to sacrifice and deserves the recognition of the entire population.”
After taking these steps, there is All his properties and personal assets frozen in the North American nation and are prohibited from carrying out financial transactions.
