Karim Khan asked the Venezuelan State to comply with the signed agreements, as well as increase cooperation with the ICC Prosecutor’s Office in the country
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, began this Monday, December 2, the Assembly of States that are part of the Rome Statute where he stated that his investigation in the Venezuela I case, which the alleged commission reviews of crimes against humanity by the administration of Nicolás Maduro at least since 2014, is advancing “without delay” and in parallel with the “principle of complementarity” with the Venezuelan authorities.
Khan stressed that he has not seen that the set of laws and practices that he expected to happen have been concretely applied in Venezuela, which is why he pointed out that the “path of complementarity is running out of path,” while saying that in At this moment it is the country’s authorities who have the command to act.
«Our independent investigations are underway, they have always been in parallel. “They are active and we are collaborating, working closely with a variety of partners to fulfill our responsibilities,” he stressed.
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Likewise, he emphasized that the teams are focused on continuing to collect evidence more quickly in order to establish “concrete deadlines” and reference points, as well as highlighting that after the presidential elections in July, he increased his communications with Venezuela and said having publicly insisted “on the need to protect the rights of civilians, including children, who must be released if they are detained for political reasons or anyone who was peacefully protesting”, this in reference to the more than 1,800 detainees in post-election protests.
Karim Khan called to allow the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, to enter, as he said he was promised a long time ago and insisted that Venezuela should cooperate more with the ICC.
At the request of the victims, who in recent days asked the ICC to speed up the Venezuela I case as happened with Israel, the prosecutor highlighted that “all lives matter equally. Venezuelans have the same right to justice as the families I met in Libya or Bangladesh in the last two weeks. This is the most basic thing that can be said. But that imperative is worth underscoring in terms of the decisions my office is making.”
#BREAKING The ICC prosecutor demanded the release of children and other political prisoners in Venezuela and warned the Maduro regime that “complementarity is running out of steam” https://t.co/0qRdA3dwwq pic.twitter.com/58a0sOu8K5
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Karim Khan’s statements are known one day after the day of peaceful and “silent” protest inside and outside Venezuela to ask the ICC for greater speed in the case about Venezuela, where they also demanded the immediate release of all political prisoners.
Moments before starting the activity, the main organizer of the activity, Maria Corina Machadoasked the aforementioned court to do justice in the country and expressed that on Sunday the time of Advent and preparation for a new beginning began. “Today, I ask you to listen to this message and join this global protest,” thus calling on citizens to participate.
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