The Unitary Platform, together with other politicians, rejected the arrest warrant against Edmundo González Urrutia and expressed solidarity with him
Leaders of the Unitary Platform inside and outside the country, as well as politicians in nations such as Italy and Spain, have spoken out against the arrest warrant issued by the courts with jurisdiction over terrorism against opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia.
The Unitary Platform issued a statement in its social networks where he “strongly” condemns the actions against the ambassador and emphasizes that, while the minutes supporting Nicolás Maduro’s victory at the polls were not published within the time established by law, an arrest warrant was issued in record time “against the winner of the presidential election.”
In this sense, he stressed that it is “irritating” and also attacks the people who voted in favor of the politician. “Any persecution will find us united, firm and articulated in defense of the overwhelming majority that was expressed on July 28,” the text stressed.
The country demands the voting records, not arrest warrants
From the Unitary Platform we express our strong condemnation of the deepening of political persecution against @EdmundoGU.
Venezuelans and the world look with indignation at a regime that was not…
— Venezuela Unit (@unidadvenezuela) September 3, 2024
The former governor of Miranda Henrique Capriles He said that the legal action against González Urrutia shows that the Executive continues to persecute and harass those who dissent from power, while accusing the authorities of “twisting the laws to suit their own convenience and interpretation.”
For this reason, he asserted that anything the administration of Nicolás Maduro does “will not be able to erase the truth and the popular sovereignty that decided in favor of Edmundo González.”
Once again, and trying to disguise a flawed, unconstitutional, illegal process, they issue an arrest warrant against @EdmundoGU The persecution and harassment from those in power continues!
We join the indignation and rejection of the vast majority of Venezuelans…
— Henrique Capriles R. (@hcapriles) September 2, 2024
The former rector of the CNE Vicente Diaz He expressed his solidarity with González Urrutia for the current situation and said that all he did was run for president, fulfilling the established requirements.
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My absolute rejection of the arrest warrant against Edmundo González Urrutia @EdmundoGU.
In solidarity with the difficult and unfair moment for him and his family.
His only “crime” was being a presidential candidate, fulfilling all legal and constitutional requirements.— Vicente Diaz (@VicenteDz) September 2, 2024
Meanwhile, the leader of La Causa R Andres Velasquez He said that the attempt to imprison González Urrutia only generates more rejection of the authorities by the population and stressed that the opposition presidential candidate is the President-Elect.
The intention to imprison @EdmundoGU It unites the country more strongly and generates greater rejection and discontent against this dictatorship that steals elections, but that will never be able to erase the only truth: Edmundo González Urrutia is the President-elect on July 28.
Maduro lost. Out! pic.twitter.com/8a8pqfrer4— Andres Velasquez (@AndresVelasqz) September 3, 2024
For the leader of Primero Justicia Juan Pablo Guanipathe arrest warrant is “spurious” and comes from “a delinquent prosecutor and a fraudulent regime.”
This is a spurious order from a delinquent prosecutor and a fraudulent regime.
Edmundo González is the president-elect of Venezuela.
An attack against him is an attack against the 7,303,480 Venezuelans who voted for Edmundo.
They won’t be able to defeat us.
Long live free Venezuela https://t.co/nGqh7zREV3
— Juan Pablo Guanipa (@JuanPGuanipa) September 2, 2024
Former CNE director and primary candidate Andrés Caleca said that Nicolás Maduro’s administration committed a “gigantic electoral fraud” to ignore the defeat at the polls and the victory of González Urrutia, using tools such as repression, censorship and violation of the legal system.
“We will oppose this calmly and in an organized manner: parties, social organizations, unions, guilds, neighbors, all Venezuelans,” he said. Caleca.
Edmundo González Urrutia is the President Elect of Venezuela; more than 7 million citizens have decided so. The Maduro regime has committed a gigantic electoral fraud to disown him and has resorted to the tools of repression, censorship, violation of human rights… pic.twitter.com/zCa7WmpwSu
— Andrés Caleca (@ajcaleca) September 3, 2024
Elisa Trottawho was ambassador of the so-called interim government in Argentina, called on the international community to unite against those in power in Venezuela and prevent the imprisonment of the “elected president.”
🚨 URGENT
The prosecutor of the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro requests an arrest warrant against Edmundo González Urrutia. It is urgent that the democratic world unite against this regime that only has weapons and terror. We cannot allow the elected president to be imprisoned. @EdmundoGU. pic.twitter.com/jGKFQfr47z
— Elisa Trotta (@EliTrotta) September 2, 2024
Antonio Tajani, Vice President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic, called for the release of all political prisoners in Venezuela
“I once again call for the release of all political prisoners. Solidarity with Edmundo González, after the Prosecutor’s Office requested his arrest. Italy wants a path to freedom and democracy for the people of Venezuela,” he said. in your account on X.
I once again call for the release of all political prisoners. Solidarity with @EdmundoGUafter the public prosecutor’s office 🇻🇪 ordered his arrest. Italy wants a path to freedom and democracy for the people of Venezuela.
— Antonio Tajani (@Antonio_Tajani) September 3, 2024
The president of the Popular Party of Spain, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, rejected the arrest warrant against González Urrutia and once again recognized his victory in the elections of July 28.
We condemn the arrest warrant @EdmundoGUwinner of the elections in Venezuela.
Maduro denies his defeat by silencing the opposition.
Spain must lead the EU in defending freedom and support the Venezuelan people in their democratic decision to change their government.
— Alberto Núñez Feijóo (@NunezFeijoo) September 3, 2024
The First Special Anti-Terrorist Court issued an arrest warrant against opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González and commissioned the Criminal, Criminal and Scientific Investigations Corps (CICPC) to execute the decree.
In the afternoon of Monday, September 2ndthe Prosecutor’s Office requested the arrest warrant (published on the social network Instagram) against the candidate of the Unitary Platform after having issued three summonses in the framework of an investigation against him and he did not appear.
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