European Commission concerned about Europeans imprisoned in Venezuela
The European Commission expressed concern for the arrest of three Europeans (two Spaniards and one Czech) in Venezuela and described the situation as regrettable.
“It is regrettable that the Venezuelan regime has arrested European citizens,” said the European Commission’s foreign affairs spokesman, Peter Stano, at the organisation’s daily press conference.
The spokesperson said that the Commission stands in solidarity with Spain and the Czech Republic, although he stressed that both countries bear responsibility. consular to deal with this situation that affects its nationals, the Spaniards Andrés Martínez Adasme and José María Basoa Valdovinos and the Czech Jan Darmovrzal.
Three Americans detained in Venezuela
Venezuela also arrested three Americans and all were charged with alleged subversive activities and attempted murder of public representatives, including Nicolas Maduro.
Spain, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, denied on Sunday that is involved in an operation to destabilize politically in Venezuela and “flatly rejected any insinuation” in this regard.
The Czech Republic sent a diplomatic note to Caracas on Monday asking for information on Darmovrzal’s arrest.
The spokesperson for the European Commission reiterated the request to the Venezuelan authorities to respect human rights and put an end to arbitrary detentions, not only European citizens, but also Venezuelan opposition members, activists and journalists.
The statements come after the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, assured in an interview with the Spanish television Telecinco that “Maduro’s regime is “dictatorial” and “authoritarian.”
“Let us not deceive ourselves about the nature of things. Venezuela has called for elections, but It was not a democracy before and it is even less so after.” said Borrell.
Venezuelan migrants subjected to thousands of limitations
The head of European diplomacy He referred to the departure from the country of the standard-bearer of the Democratic Unitary Platform, Edmundo González Urrutia, who is in Spain, where he has requested political asylum, and also to the thousand limitations to which political parties are subject or to the fact that 7 million Venezuelans have fled their country.
“What do you call all that?” “Well, naturally this is a dictatorial, authoritarian, dictatorial regime,” he said.
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