This Wednesday, the Casella Institute asked the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, Issue arrest warrants for Nicolas Maduro and other high-ranking officials of his government, holding them responsible for crimes against humanity in Venezuela.
The institute said that widespread systematic repression, harassment, intimidation, arbitrary detention, torture, rape and other forms of sexual violence have not stopped in Venezuela.
“To date, more than 2,500 people have been detained, the majority of whom, They were subjected to temporary forced disappearances, physical and psychological torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, and intimidation. And, in several cases, family members and close friends have been detained, and in most cases, DGCIM, SEBIN, PNB, and GNB have intervened,” he said in a press release.
For the Casella Institute, this shows that the Venezuelan regime is not willing to stop repression, but rather wants to do so unleash their “rage” against the civilian population and political exigencies of Venezuela Due to the contrary results obtained by the government in the presidential elections of 28 July.
“The widespread systematic repression and persecution continues, gets worse, and does not stop.” Nicolás Maduro is willing to continue committing crimes for which the state is being investigated in order to remain in power, at the cost of the lives of Venezuelans.
Casella Institute requests arrest warrants against Venezuelan intelligence officials
Last July, the Casella Institute asked the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants against four high-ranking officials of the Venezuelan intelligence and police forces.
Those indicated belong to the Directorate General of Military Counterintelligence, the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service and the Bolivarian National Police.
The request is based on Article 58 of the Treaty of Rome, which allows the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber to order an arrest if there is sufficient evidence that a crime under its jurisdiction has been committed.
The Casella Institute argues that these people have committed serious crimes and that their arrest is necessary to prevent them from continuing to commit the crime or related offenses.
It claims to have numerous cases of complaints from victims, relatives and witnesses who accuse these officials of repression and systematic harassment.
“The Casella Institute maintains numerous case files of complaints from victims, relatives and witnesses who have directly accused and described these individuals as part of the systematic repression and persecution carried out by the Venezuelan State against civilian and military populations,” it says.
The allegations include arbitrary detention, torture, sexual violence and political persecution. According to the institute, these crimes continue to occur.
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