Venezuela continues today Friday, August 23 under public scrutiny because the Organization of American States (OAS) unknown triumph of Nicolas Maduro accredited by electoral authorities from that country.
On Sunday, July 28, the presidential elections were held in the Latin American country in which it was declared winner to Maduro with up to 52% of the votes, to govern for a third term that would keep him in power until 2031.
Although the National Electoral Council (CNE) private in detail of the table by table votingnow the authorities They confirm their victorythe opposition accuses fraud and the protests continued.
Here we tell you what else is happening in Venezuela this August 23.
Venezuelan prosecutors will summon González Urrutia for a criminal investigation against him
The Public Prosecutor’s Office (Prosecutor’s Office) of Venezuela reported this Friday that zither “in the next few hours” to the presidential candidate of the majority opposition, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutiafor one criminal investigation against him.
The investigation is due to the alleged commission of crimes associated with the complaint of electoral fraud that the anti-Chavez movement has done.
The Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, announced that he will later announce, “in time, manner and place,” the details of this summons, with which they hope that the standard-bearer of the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) will speak about the website where electoral records were published that, according to the anti-Chavez movement, confirm his victory in the July 28 elections.
“He must come to this hearing to speak, in a consequential and successive manner, about his responsibility before, during and after July 28, for his contumacy, his disobedience to the authorities.”
Tarek William Saab, Attorney General in a speech broadcast by the state channel VTV
Saab aims for the opponent “make a statement about their authorship” in the publication of these datawhich -he stressed- “has usurped“a task that “only corresponds” to the National Electoral Council (CNE), which has not yet published the disaggregated results confirming Nicolás Maduro’s announced victory at the polls.
“He does not show his face, we do not know where he is,” said the prosecutor, referring to González Urrutia’s decision to remain “in protection” from the threats from chavismowho has requested prison for himself and his main supporter, María Corina Machado.
He considered that the anti-Chavez man “is hiding” due to “his extreme cowardice, terror and fear of justice” but, he insisted, “he will have to face” the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
The prosecutor’s announcement comes a day after the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) confirmed Maduro’s victorywhich has been rejected by numerous countries that ask the Venezuelan authorities to publish the disaggregated results, as established in the schedule.
Among the crimes mentioned by the Prosecutor’s Office in the investigation against González Urrutia are: usurpation, conspiracy y criminal association.
Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia (Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia | FB)
OAS rejects Nicolás Maduro’s victory as confirmed by electoral authorities
After the failed of the Electoral Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) of Venezuela that certifies Nicolás Maduro as he winner of the presidential elections, the The OAS General Secretariat ignores this victory.
In a statement the General Secretariat of the OAS reiterates that the CNE hastily proclaimed Madurobased on a partial bulletin issued orally, numbers that showed mathematical impossibilities and without presenting the disaggregated results that, according to the law, must be tabulated table by table.
They also added that the CNE has still not published detailed results, in contrast to the opposition, which has presented its minutes.
They later reiterated that does not exist in the Venezuelan legal system procedure any that allows the electoral authority to “investigate and verify” los results, nor carry out expert reports on them.
In addition, the Organic Law of Electoral Processes and the Organic Law of Electoral Power exclusively attribute to the CNE the function of totaling, adjudicating and proclaiming the results of the presidential election.
The OAS states in its statement that “recognize as valid los CNE results with base in the TSJ ruling es validate and electoral fraud”.
He also stressed that “it was ridiculous to expect the illegitimate Venezuelan Supreme Court to dispense justice in the Venezuelan electoral process and act in accordance with the law, respecting the democratic rule of law, since it has been completely non-existent in the country for many years.”
They accuse that “this regime is not willing to give up power, it is not even willing to share it.”
They point out that the “only way for Venezuela is that of the International Justice of the International Criminal Court”, which they say they will continue to insist on.
2024-08-23 20:36:24