Edmundo Gonzalezformer presidential candidate of Venezueladid not appear at his first appearance before the Public Prosecutor’s Office, so the Venezuelan Prosecutor’s Office issued a second citation against him.
The opposition leader said that the summons did not specify the condition in which he was expected to appear, and that “crimes not committed” were pre-qualified, which is why he did not attend.
However, the Venezuelan Prosecutor’s Office did not take its finger off the line, so it issued a second summons against Edmundo González for next Tuesday, August 27 at 10:00 a.m. declare for the alleged commission of 6 crimes, among which stand out conspiracy and computer crimes.
What is happening in Venezuela today, August 26? Edmundo González is requested to appear for the second time
Through letter 00-DGCDC-F58-1255.2024, the Public Ministry of Venezuela summoned to appear Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia on Tuesday, August 27 at 10:00 am; this is the second citation against the former candidate.
This is in order to “give an interview in relation to the facts” related to the publication of the page “resultadosconvzla.com”, as well as why the site remains active.
According to this page, Edmundo González obtained 67% of the voteswhile Nicolas Maduro only achieved 30% of the votes in the Venezuelan elections on July 28.
resultadosconvzla.com (Screenshot)
The document also states that He is accused of the alleged commission of the crimes of:
- usurpation of functions
- forging of public document
- incitement to disobedience of the laws
- computer crimes
- criminal association
- conspiracy
This new summons was signed by attorney Luis Ernesto Dueñez Reyes, Assistant Prosecutor 36 National Full in Charge of Prosecutor’s Office 58.
Summons for Edmundo Gonzalez ( X )
What is happening in Venezuela? Edmundo González calls on Nicolás Maduro to respect the will expressed in the elections
For its part, Edmundo Gonzalez He shared on social media that he was only going to make a statement to the citizens of Venezuela because they are the “guarantors of popular sovereignty,” and he stressed that the Venezuelan Public Ministry wants to subject him to an interview without specifying under what conditions.
He also claimed that they want to charge him with “crimes he did not commit” and accused the prosecutor of being a “political defendant” who is condemning him in advance and does not guarantee due process.
“On this occasion I am making a statement before you, who are the guarantors of popular sovereignty. The Public Prosecutor’s Office intends to subject me to an interview without specifying the condition under which I am expected to appear and pre-qualifying crimes not committed. The Attorney General of the Republic has repeatedly behaved like a political accuser, condemns in advance and now promotes a summons without guarantees of independence and due process.”
Edmundo Gonzalez
In response to the summons of the Venezuelan Public Prosecutor’s Office against González, he called Nicolas Maduroto understand that international verification is required and respecting “the truth of what happened on July 28 is what will save democratic institutions.”
“Mr. Nicolás Maduro, it is time for you to understand once and for all that the solution is not in repression but in the international, independent and reliable verification of the records, which cannot be replaced by a sentence issued outside the Constitution…For the peace and well-being of the country, present the records. We demand respect for the popular will expressed in the elections of July 28, which widely favored the political change represented by my candidacy.”
Edmundo Gonzalez
2024-08-27 00:17:31