In the same way, they condemn the arrests and emphasize the right to protest and peaceful assembly. Nicolás Maduro, for his part, assures that 2,000 people have been detained as a result of the protests against the results of the presidential elections.
The top officials of the governments of Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Poland And Portugal have called for a joint statement publication of the minutes of the Venezuelan presidential elections last Sunday and have convicted “by force” any arrest.
“We express our deep concern about the situation in Venezuela following the presidential elections held last Sunday,” the memo begins. “We ask the Venezuelan authorities to publish the minutes promptly to ensure full transparency and integrity of the electoral process,” it continues.
The seven countries point out that the opposition has collected and published “more than 80% of the minutes” of the table. “This verification is essential for the recognition of the will of the Venezuelan people,” he stressed.
Precisely The deadline expires this Monday established by the Supreme Court Electoral Chamber (TSJ) of Venezuela to the National Electoral Council (CNE) to provide the minutes of the elections presidential elections held on July 28 last year. An office has been set up for this purpose 24 hours a day.
2,000 people were arrested during protests
“We have 2,000 prisoners captured and from there they will go to Tocorón and Tocuyito (prisons), maximum sentence, justice. This time there will be no forgiveness, this time there will be Tocorón,” said Nicolás Maduro in front of supporters who marched this Saturday in Caracas, adding that what the prisoners did was “very serious” so there will be “full justice.”
Meanwhile, thousands of people, opponents of Nicolás Maduro’s Chavismo, They protested this Saturday in Venezuela against the election results.
In this sense, the joint statement of the seven countries mentioned considers that “the rights of all Venezuelans, in particular political leaders, must be respected in this process”.
“We strongly condemn any arrest or threat against them,” he said, stressing the right to protest and peaceful assembly. “We will closely monitor the situation together with our partners and we support the call for democracy and peace of the Venezuelan people,” he concluded.
Source: EITB
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