The United Kingdom speaks about Edmundo González and his exile
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said on Tuesday that Opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia’s decision to seek asylum in Spain It is “one that no politician should take” and responds to the “repression” in Venezuela.
In a statement released by the Foreign Office, Lammy said that the opposition leader’s departure from the country to request political asylum in Spain comes after “months of repression and intimidation” against opposition and civil society figures in Venezuela.”
The United Kingdom pays tribute to the millions of Venezuelans who voted in the elections on 28 July and recalls that the electoral authorities have still not published the full results or “credible evidence” of President Nicolás Maduro’s victory, according to the statement.
“We remain deeply concerned by allegations of serious irregularities in the declared results,” Lammy said.
At the same time, he said that the data that has been made available to the public so far shows that González Urrutia obtained a majority of votes “by a significant margin.”
United Kingdom: It is the “current repression” is unacceptable
The Labour Minister He described the “current repression” in Venezuela as unacceptable, and called for the defense of human rights and an end to arbitrary detentions in the Latin American country.
The United Kingdom, he stressed, continues to work with its partners for a peaceful solution in Venezuela and believes that dialogue is the only way to ensure that the will of the citizens is respected.
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