Q24N (VozdeAmerica) Argentina ordered the issuance of arrest warrants for the purposes of extradition against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his Minister of the Interior and Justice, Diosdado Cabello, so that they “face the law” for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity.
The Federal Court of Argentina ordered this Monday the issuance of international arrest warrants against the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and his Minister of the Interior and Justice, Diosdado Cabello, investigated for allegedly being involved in the commission of crimes against humanity in Venezuela.
The ruling ordered the international arrest warrant to be ordered, via Interpol, for the purposes of extradition to the Argentine nation.
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Last week, Venezuelan victims, representatives of the Argentine Forum for the Defense of Democracy (FADD) and the Prosecutor’s Office of that country, requested that the arrest of Maduro and Cabello be ordered, in the midst of an open case for alleged crimes against humanity committed in Venezuelan territory.
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The process was opened on the basis of the principle of universal jurisdiction of Human Rights, which, according to the United Nations, “gives a State the power to judge and punish the perpetrator of a crime, regardless of where it was committed and regardless of the nationality of its perpetrator or victim.”
Tomás Farini, plaintiff lawyer and legal representative of FADD, stated that the fact that the crimes against humanity committed systematically in Venezuela are “well proven,” allowed the Argentine Justice to “exceptionaly” recognize universal jurisdiction and investigate crimes in Venezuelan territory.
According to the most recent report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela (FFM), presented last week to the UN Human Rights Council, human rights violations in the country have worsened after the disputed elections of July 28. Shortly after, the Maduro government condemned the Mission’s findings.
Farini explained to the Voz de America that there is a clause in the Argentine Constitution that allows judges in that country to investigate crimes committed anywhere in the world.
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Regarding the Interpol red alert, Farini admitted that Maduro will not be arrested by the delegation in Venezuela, because he “answers” to the local police, and added that there is also a discussion about the “immunities” provided by the Vienna Convention.
The FADD representative hopes, however, that these warnings will be issued, as has occurred in cases of Iranians involved in the AMIA case.
However, he assures that what will happen is that if Maduro needs to leave Venezuela, he will have to have agreements with other countries or he would run the risk of being arrested.
“Maduro is actually a de facto leader, because he did not win the elections. There are cases in which red notes have been achieved,” he said.
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“It happened to Alex Saab, he had to go down in Africa and ended up detained in the US,” he continued.
Farini explained that in Argentina trials in absentia are not allowed, so if Maduro is not arrested and extradited to that country, the process cannot move forward.
“The oral trial part can only happen with the defendants present. If he is arrested, the trial continues, if he is not arrested, but a bill is drawn up that allows the trial in absentia, there will be an oral trial,” he said.
The case began two years ago, after Maduro was invited to the VII summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) held in Argentina.
This same Monday, the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) of Venezuela agreed to request a measure of deprivation of liberty against the president of Argentina, Javier Milei, and two officials of his government, at the request of the Venezuelan Public Ministry (MP).
Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab announced last week that, based on international law, a criminal investigation was opened against Milei; Karina Milei, Secretary General of the Argentine Presidency; and Patricia Bullrich, Minister of Security of Argentina, for the commission of alleged crimes against humanity and for the “theft” of a plane owned by the Venezuelan State.
The leaders of Venezuela and Argentina frequently attack each other verbally, although tensions escalated after Milei’s government decided to break relations with Maduro, after questioning the results of the July 28 presidential elections that gave the Venezuelan president the victory.
Earlier this month, the Argentine government asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to arrest Maduro.
In 2021, the ICC prosecutor announced its decision to open a formal investigation into Venezuela for alleged crimes against humanity that the Venezuelan State says have never existed.
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