Attorney General of Venezuela, Drawing William SaabConfirmed arrest of businessman Ricardo Albacete VidalTo provide accommodation for the opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in the state of Tachira.As reported by various media, the arrest took place recently and has caused a significant stir in the country’s political atmosphere.
SAAB He said Albacete Vidal was arrested under charges that are still in the process of being clarified by the relevant authorities. “We have carried out the arrest of businessman Ricardo Albacete Vidal in compliance with the law.” The prosecutor made the announcement, and added that ongoing investigations would determine any additional involvement of the detainee in “illicit” activities. The exact circumstances of Albacete Vidal’s arrest have not yet been fully disclosed.
Link to Maria Corina Machado Albacete Vidal has become a focus of public interest, as the opposition leader was staying at Vidal’s property while on his campaign tour through the border state. Tachira,
in context, Maria Corina Machado She is a prominent opposition figure in Venezuela and has been a harsh critic of the presidential regime. Nicolás Maduro,
Maria Corina MachadoFor its part, Albacete has not issued a formal statement regarding Vidal’s arrest or the ongoing investigation. However, his supporters and political allies have raised concerns about possible retaliation and additional obstacles to his future political activities. “Justice must be fair and should not be used as a tool of oppression.” one of Machado’s spokespeople said in a recent interview.
Status of TachiraThe area where the incident occurred has been one of the most monitored areas due to its strategic geographical location and history of political and social mobilization. The presence of opposition figures in the area has been monitored by national authorities, and Albacete Vidal’s arrest appears to be part of this broader context of political control and management.
Opposition parties in Venezuela condemned it on Thursday Forced disappearanceIn Caracas Vidal. The human rights committee of Vente Venezuela, the organization led by Machado, reported on social networks that Albacete Vidal was detained by “officers of SEBIN (the Bolivarian Intelligence Service).”
In addition, he said that, a few hours earlier, “his properties in the state of Tachira were raided, including the house where the Venezuelan opposition leader stayed.
Match Reason R He also condemned the arrest, which he described as “अस्वीकार्य मनमानीfor which he held the dictator responsible Nicolás Maduro,
“Ricardo Albacete has not committed any crime. We demand his immediate release“, articulated the anti-Chavista stance in X, where he shared a publication by lawyer Omar Mora TostaIt said a businessman in Tachira was “persecuted for sheltering Machado in his home” and was “arbitrarily detained this afternoon in Caracas.”
For its part, the NGO a world without a lie condemned “raids on one of the businessman’s homes and industrial warehouses” and demanded that the state “provide for aid.” End harassment, arrests and arbitrary raids The homes of citizens who think differently.”
Likewise, he requested “a detailed, impartial and transparent investigation of the search of the house where” Machado stayed, and urged United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights And the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), among other international organizations, should “take note of the matter and condemn the above attacks.”
The main opposition coalition—the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD)—represents the candidate, former ambassador Edmundo González Urrutiaon Monday denounced that the National Integrated Customs and Tax Administration Service (Seneat) had closed for 14 business days the restaurant that served him a day earlier after he returned from a conversion event in the west of the country.
This case – he recalled again – “adds to others that demonstrate Disrespect for the power of Venezuelans”, In reference to 16 other establishments that – according to anti-Chavismo – were closed or inspected in recent weeks by the Chavista regime, after having received González Urrutia or Machado, who supported the candidacy of the former ambassador.
Those approved include: hotel Y restaurantIn addition to independent workers who provided some services to the protesters, such as sailors, motorcyclists, sound technicians and drivers, they also faced temporary detention, bans on sailing or the blocking of work equipment, in some cases alleging a lack of documentation or records.