Maduro after the arrest warrant against Edmundo González
“No one is above the law (…) The Prosecutor’s Office summoned him three times and he did not go, since says he does not recognize the Public Prosecutor’s OfficeIn what country does that happen? (…) González Urrutia has the nerve to say that he does not recognize the laws.” This is what Nicolás Maduro said after the arrest warrant against Edmundo González Urrutia was made public.
Nicolás Maduro lashed out at Edmundo González after the arrest warrant against the opposition leader was announced.
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A court issued an arrest warrant has been issued against Edmundo González Urrutia, who claims victory in the July 28 presidential elections in which Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner amid allegations of fraud, the Attorney General’s Office said on Monday.
“The court of first instance in charge of control at the national level agrees to an arrest warrant against Edmundo González Urrutia for serious crimes,” wrote the Public Ministry on its Instagram account, minutes after announcing that it was requesting the arrest.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office has requested a court with jurisdiction over terrorism to issue an arrest warrant against González Urrutia for alleged crimes related to the elections, including “disobedience of laws”, “conspiracy”, “usurpation of functions” and “sabotage”.
González Urrutia, 75 years old, was summoned to testify before the Prosecutor’s Office on three occasions. He did not attend, although the third summons coincided with a power outage throughout the country on Friday, August 30.
The diplomat, who has been in hiding since July 30, argued that the Public Prosecutor’s Office was acting as a “political accuser” who would subject him to a trial “without guarantees of independence and due process.”
The subpoenas targeted the website where the opposition posted copies of more than 80% of the voting records, which it claims prove González Urrutia’s victory on July 28 and Maduro’s fraud.
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