“Now we are going to be able to work more closely in the country,” said Karim Khan, prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), after signing the second memorandum of understanding with Nicolás Maduro at the Miraflores Palace. In this way, the main objective of Khan’s third trip to Caracas was fulfilled: the opening of an office in the Venezuelan capital when the process for crimes against humanity against the high-ranking leaders of Chavismo is being maintained at the ICC.
“We already have the location of the office, we will be able to come more often,” added Khan, against whom the international arrest warrant issued from Russia last month has not been carried out, despite Vladimir Putin being Maduro’s main international ally. .
With this approach, the prosecutor intends to provide technical assistance and training to the Bolivarian regime “so that it can comply with its obligations.” Hours before the prosecutor landed in Caracas, the Maduro government announced the creation of a detention center, which he has baptized with the name of Nelson Mandela.
“It is a favorable step,” Maduro congratulated himself after a trip to the country that had passed semi-hidden, with total secrecy beyond some images in the regime’s propaganda media. “We have achieved a great consensus. Venezuela is open to the world to defend our truth above the lies that are repeated and repeated,” accused the president.
The investigation opened in The Hague for extrajudicial executions, torture, arbitrary arrests, forced disappearances and sexual violence against detainees is at a decisive moment, since once all the writings have been received, the next step must decide on the prosecutor’s request to resume the investigation. If this happens, the process will be at the gates of the prosecution phase.
Khan, in his meeting with Maduro, acknowledged that there are “disagreements”, despite the “credit” granted with the opening of the office. “He drank a lot of coffee, he didn’t sleep, but the result is important,” said the ICC prosecutor, who has suffered a strong smear campaign from Venezuela and its allied countries after assuring that there are systematic violations of human rights.
“In a country where human rights are guaranteed, an ICC office is not necessary,” said lawyer Joel García, a well-known human rights activist.
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