Alex Saab’s lawyer, Luigi Giuliano, states that he was in contact with his defender during the day and anticipates that this Thursday, February 5, he will deny the information about his alleged arrest. It is expected to be with a public appearance
Luigi Giuliano, Alex Saab’s lawyer, denies that his client was arrested in the city of Caracas in the early hours of this Wednesday, February 4: “It is a lie. This thing is not real. “It’s a lie,” he says in a telephone conversation with SuchWhich around 8:00 p.m.
Guiliano affirms that the former Minister of Industries “is at home in Caracas. Alright. He has no (arrest) order, no communication, he has nothing,” he insists.
International media reported in the afternoon that Alex Saab had been arrested. Snail was the first to announce the capture and then Reuters He claimed to have confirmation from a US security official.
According to this information, Saab was arrested by agents of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin), with the assistance of United States police agencies, an unprecedented scenario in the Venezuela now governed by Delcy Rodríguez, and the day after ambassador Laura Dogu visited her in Miraflores.
However, lawyer Giuliano adds that Saab expressed concern about whether the US authorities are confirming this information because he does not have problems with that country: “‘I don’t understand how; “I don’t have any problems,” he says the defendant told him. He states: “He has no problem with the United States” and argues that It is “a sensational story. He has a pardon.” and maintains that there has been no new news of changes regarding this measure.
In that sense, the lawyer indicated that Saab is “very surprised by this news that has come out in the press” and reiterates that the alleged operation reported by several international media “did not happen.”
After being asked when Alex Saab will come out to demonstrate in the media that he was not arrested, he said: “I think he will make a denial tomorrow (Thursday, February 5).” He specifies that his client is consulting with the current government and security agencies “to understand what happened and why this thing is happening.” He adds that he has not come out directly to deny the information “out of respect for the institution.”
Likewise, Luigi Giuliano indicates that Alex Saab authorized him to deny the information of his alleged arrest to the media.
For the lawyer, one of the signs that Saab was not arrested is the presence of his wife, Camilla Fabri, on the afternoon of February 4 at an event to receive migrants deported from the US at the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía. “She participated in a public event without problems,” he says. However, he adds that “they don’t want to talk.”
Lawyer Guiliano affirms that in the morning he met with Álex Saab and remained connected with him until 1:00 pm and that currently “he is at home without problem.” He also asserts that in the afternoon he was visiting an industrial plant outside Caracas, “on a normal day, accompanied by his wife.”
“This situation is really strange with this news that is lying,” reaffirms the Italian lawyer, who says he is in Caracas.
*Journalism in Venezuela is carried out in a hostile environment for the press with dozens of legal instruments in place to punish the word, especially the laws “against hate”, “against fascism” and “against the blockade.” This content was written taking into consideration the threats and limits that, consequently, have been imposed on the dissemination of information from within the country.
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