Spain asks Venezuela for information on its detained citizens
The Spanish government demanded this Monday from Venezuela «official and verified information» on the two Spaniards arrested in the country along with other foreigners accused of being linked to an alleged plot against Nicolás Maduro.
The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs “continues to demand official and verified information from the Venezuelan authorities on the arrest of two Spaniards, as well as clarification of the charges against them,” the ministry said in a statement.
«The Spanish Embassy in Caracas is in contact with the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry, to which it has informed that “It will exercise diplomatic and consular protection of its nationals,” the ministry continued.
The Venezuelan government announced on Saturday the arrest of three US citizens, two Spaniards and a Czech for being linked to an alleged plot to attack Maduro and “destabilize” the country.
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Tensions between Venezuela and Spain
On Sunday, Spain “flatly denied any insinuation of being involved in an operation to destabilize political affairs in Venezuela“and denied that the two Spaniards arrested were part of the Spanish spy agency CNI or “another state body.”
The arrests came amid rising tensions between Venezuela and the governments of the United States and Spain over the disputed July 28 elections in which Maduro was re-elected amid allegations of fraud.
Tensions between Madrid and Caracas have increased in recent days after the opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia He arrived in Spain on September 8 to request asylum. after a month in hiding in Venezuela, where he is wanted by the justice system.
In response, Venezuela recalled its ambassador in Madrid and summoned the Spanish ambassador in Caracas to protest the questioning of Maduro’s re-election.
The head of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez received González Urrutia on Thursday at the La Moncloa palace, the presidential residence.
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