Furthermore, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation continues to demand from the Venezuelan authorities a “clarification of the allegations” with which they are accused.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation continues to demand “official and verified” information from Venezuelan authorities regarding the arrest of two Bilbao residentsas well as a “clarification of the charges” they are accused of.
Sources from the ministry assured this Monday that the Spanish Embassy in Caracas is in contact with the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to which it has informed that it will exercise diplomatic and consular protection of its nationals and will keep the families of the detainees informed in a timely manner.
Venezuela’s Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello announced on Saturday the arrest of two Spanish citizens, José María Basoa and Andrés Martínezwith “ties to the Spanish National Intelligence Center” and with figures close to the Venezuelan opposition who “would be preparing a plan to assassinate the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro.”
The Spanish government, for its part, denied that both belong to the Spanish intelligence services and indicated that the embassy had sent a verbal note to the Venezuelan government “requesting access to the detainees”.
The relatives of the prisoners, residents of Bilbao, filed a complaint with the Ertzaintza on September 9 to report their disappearance.
As confirmed by the Basque Government Security Department, the relatives warned of the situation that had arisen Ertzaintza took steps and was able to confirm that both had been arrested in Venezuela, a circumstance of which the families had been informed.
Source: EITB
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