Venezuela accuses the US of giving a “fatal stab” to Mexico’s dialogue with the extradition of Saab

The President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, has accused the United States of giving “a deadly stab “to the Mexican dialogue between the Government and the Venezuelan opposition with the extradition of Alex Saab from Cape Verde, accused of being the front man of the Venezuelan leader.

“The United States Government knew that by kidnapping Alex Saab, a member of the Mexican dialogue commission, stabbed the Mexican dialogue and negotiation with a fatal stab (…) (the United States) does not want dialogue, they do not want peace for Venezuela, they do not want democracy and progress for Venezuela “, President Maduro has criticized in a speech broadcast on the VTV network.

Maduro has defended that the Economic Community of West African States (CEDAO) had resolved on two occasions that Saab “was innocent and should be acquitted”, as well as the “prohibition of his extradition”.

“The corrupt, peddlers, dragged by the president, prime minister and magistrates of the Constitutional Court of Cape Verde dragged themselves and did not comply with the sentence, and took him away without an arrest warrant,” the Venezuelan president denounced.

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– teleSUR TV (@teleSURtv) October 18, 2021

This is why Maduro has defended that the situation with Saab represents “a very serious kidnapping” for international law and has pointed out that Venezuelan institutions should go “to all instances, with great force, to denounce (the facts).” “We must continue our battle for truth and justice against US imperialism,” he has settled.

For their part, hundreds of Venezuelans have demonstrated this Sunday in the capital, Caracas, to protest against the extradition of the diplomat.

Several people demonstrate to show their support for the Colombian-Venezuelan businessman Alex Saab. EFE.

Cape Verde authorities Saab was extradited to the United States this Saturday, alleged figurehead of Maduro and accused by Washington of laundering $ 350 million – € 295 million– to pay for corruption of the president through the US financial system.

Saab was arrested in June 2020 when he was making a refueling stop on a Cape Verdean island, a country that has approved his extradition to the United States.

Given this, the Maduro government announced the suspension of its participation in the dialogue with the Venezuelan opposition in Mexico City.

For their part, both the Venezuelan opposition and the Government of Norway, facilitator of the negotiations between both sides, have expressed their support for the contacts and have urged the ruling party not to abandon the sessions.