Cicpc signs agreement to investigate financing of terrorism

He Scientific, Criminal and Criminal Investigation Corps (CICPC) of Venezuela signed an agreement with the Superintendency of Insurance Activities (Sudeaseg), with the aim of strengthening police investigation processes related to crimes such as financing of terrorism and money laundering.

This agreement “will allow (the authorities) to advise, recommend and cooperate in the investigation of crimes such as money laundering, financing of terrorism and financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction,” according to a bulletin posted on Instagram by the director of the CicpcDouglas Rico.

It is about “strengthening inter-institutional ties” and of “joining forces to achieve goals of common interest”in order to work together and “thus minimize the proliferation” of these scourges, the document indicates.

The CICPC signed this agreement with Sudeaseg just as accusations of terrorism have skyrocketed following the presidential elections of July 28, the official result of which gave victory to Nicolás Maduro, has been accused of being fraudulent by the main opposition coalition, the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD).

According to the non-governmental organization Foro Penal, which leads the defense of those considered political prisoners in the country, Nearly 1,500 people were arrested in the post-election context and remain behind bars, dozens of them accused of terrorism for having participated in the protests against the election results.

The Attorney General’s Office and the Government also call the PUD candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia, a terrorist. He claims to have won the presidential election, a claim that has the support of numerous countries, while Maduro is supported by all state institutions, including the Armed Forces and the Supreme Court of Justice, which validated his controversial re-election.