European Parliament will discuss arrest warrant against Maduro
The Petitions Committee of the European Parliament will discuss requesting an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Nicolás Maduro in its next meeting after the initiative of the European People’s Party.
One of the petitions that will be discussed in November focuses on the situation in Venezuela and includes a request to the TPI Prosecutor to study an arrest warrant for crimes against humanity committed by the Maduro regime, the ‘populares’ point out in a statement in which they criticize that socialists, leftists, liberals and greens have refused to go ahead with the petition.
The demand to the TPI will return to the European Parliament after the last resolution approved on Venezuela that recognized Edmundo González as the country’s legitimate president did not include this element promoted by right-wing groups.
Finally, the resolution asked the Court to include the human rights violations and arbitrary detentions currently in Venezuela in its investigations into alleged crimes against humanity of the Venezuelan regime, pointing to “accountability of those responsible,” after that a PNV amendment moderated the initial language.
The petition that will be discussed in the European Parliament also calls for the intervention of the EU to find a peaceful and democratic solution to the crisis “using its right to intervene in matters of international responsibility” and to raise demands on the political, social and economic situation. that is lived in Venezuela.
Petitions usually discuss issues of compliance with European law. In recent years, however, the number of initiatives that have to do with foreign affairs and citizens’ concerns about security, humanitarian aid, sanctions or military assistance has grown, especially in the case of Ukraine.
In any case, petitions related to environmental issues continue to be the majority, 21.2%, followed by initiatives related to fundamental rights, 17.4%; justice, 15.6%, and foreign relations, 10.4%.
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