Spain asks the government for access to detained Spaniards

The Spanish Embassy in Venezuela has asked the government of that country to have access to the two detainees, accused of terrorism, to verify their identities and their nationality and, if they are Spanish citizensto know exactly what they are accused of and to be able to receive all the necessary assistance.

Sources from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have informed EFE that the Embassy has sent a verbal note to the Venezuelan government with this request, and has assured that “the protection and rights of any Spaniard detained in Venezuela will be ensured at all times.”

Previously, government sources have denied that the two Spaniards arrested in Venezuela belong to the National Intelligence Centre (CNI), as the Minister of the Interior of that country has suggested when reporting on their arrest on the accusation that they were trying to carry out “terrorist” acts.

Spaniards arrested in Venezuela

Screenshot of a broadcast from the state television channel VTV. Spanish citizen Andrés is seen holding a sheet with his identification data in Caracas

Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello has announced the arrest of two Spanish citizens, three Americans and a Czech, involved in an alleged operation aimed at carrying out “terrorist” acts, including the assassination of Nicolás Maduro.

The minister said that these two Spanish citizens “have links” with the Spanish National Intelligence Centre (CNI).

According to the Venezuelan minister, more than 400 weapons “transported from the United States” were seized in the operation, and some of those captured were seeking to bring “a group of mercenaries” to Venezuela with the purpose of assassinating Maduro, as well as the Executive Vice President, Delcy Rodríguez, and other Chavista leaders.