Lawyer José Vicente Haro said that Edmundo González Urrutia is constantly moving to stay safe. He reported that the opposition leader’s wife, Mercedes González, remains in her home to assist the authorities in case of a raid.
Opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia ruled out the possibility of requesting political asylum or being a guest in one of the embassies accredited in the country, after learning of the arrest warrant against him. This was confirmed by his lawyer José Vicente Haro on the morning of Tuesday, September 3.
“In no way is there, and this is important to clarify, the family informs me that in no way is there an asylum request by Mr. Edmundo González Urrutia to any duly accredited embassy in Venezuela. Asylum has not been requested, nor has a status as a guest in an embassy been requested. That is an issue that has not been raised,” the lawyer stressed to the media.
Earlier, in an interview with the W RadioHaro said that this scenario was not considered or planned, a very brave decision. His greatest wish is to be close to the Venezuelans and reciprocate the support they have given him.”
The opposition candidate’s wife, Mercedes González, is in her home to “attend” to the authorities in case a raid occurs, the lawyer explained. “Our work here will be dedicated to receiving the authorities when they see fit to visit the residence to carry out what, as we understand from the publications that have been made on social networks, is an arrest warrant for Edmundo González.”
He said that it was already known that there was an arrest warrant against González Urrutia, so he considered it unnecessary to make the document public and, in that sense, explained that he does not stay permanently in a residence. “He has to go from house to house to protect his life,” he added.
The defense attorney explained that the case against the opposition presidential candidate should not have been prosecuted because it has nothing to do with the events mentioned by the Prosecutor’s Office, since the investigation is against those who created the website where the minutes are posted.
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He also clarified that in Venezuela “there is no criminal law, no rule, regulation or instruction that establishes this as a criminal offense.”
The First Special Anti-Terrorist Court issued an arrest warrant against González Urrutia on the night of Monday, September 2, and commissioned the Scientific, Criminal and Criminal Investigations Corps (CICPC) to carry it out.
This follows a request from the Prosecutor’s Office, signed by assistant prosecutor Luis Ernesto Dueñez Reyes, who had already issued three subpoenas in the framework of the investigation into the website resultadosconvzla.com and the presidential election voting records posted there, which the authorities describe as “forged.”
According to the 58th National Prosecutor’s Office, which is handling the case, the diplomat allegedly committed crimes of usurpation of functions, forgery of public documents, instigation to disobedience of laws, conspiracy, sabotage to damage systems and association.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office first summoned González Urrutia for Monday, August 26, then for Tuesday, August 27, and then for Friday, August 30. At that time, he was warned that if he did not appear, an arrest warrant would be issued, considering that he was “at risk of flight.” The diplomat did not attend any of the summonses.
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