UCV university advisor Octavio González described Tarek William Saab as “the most nefarious prosecutor” in the country, being an “instrument to persecute thousands of Venezuelans and to persecute freedom of thought in this country.”
Representatives of the Federation of Student Centers of the Central University of Venezuela (FCU-UCV) protested this Monday the 2nd in front of the Ombudsman’s Office to demand the resignation of Tarek William Saab.
Shouting “Tarek out of the Ombudsman’s Office,” the students approached the institution’s headquarters, in the center of Caracas. PNB officials blocked the passage and prevented them from putting up posters against the appointment of the former prosecutor.
“Freedom is not a change of chairs,” read one of them.
#AtMoment | UCV students arrive at the @Defensoria_vzla to demand the resignation of @TarekWiliamSaab
“It is impossible for the same person who yesterday created files without evidence to be the one who defends citizens today” pic.twitter.com/RmlZiTb9ox
— Long live the UCV (@VivaLaUCV) March 2, 2026
Jesús Leopoldo, president of the UCV Law Student Center, express that they will not allow Tarek William Saab to remain in office “because he has shown that he has always defended the interests of the ruling party… How long will the Ombudsman’s Office be an organization that defends the interests of the national government?”
“The people are alone as long as Tarek is as defender of the People, we demand his immediate resignation,” said Leopoldo.
Miguelangel Borsegui, secretary of international affairs of the FCU-UCV, expressed that “as Venezuelans we feel deeply dismayed by this situation, because it cannot be that the attorney general of the Republic who imprisoned thousands of Venezuelans, who charged thousands of Venezuelans with false files, today is the one who intends to defend us.”
While university advisor Octavio González described Saab as “the most nefarious prosecutor” in the country, being an “instrument to persecute thousands of Venezuelans and to persecute freedom of thought in this country.”
On February 25, the National Assembly received the resignation of Tarek William Saab from the position of attorney general, a position he had held since 2017 after being appointed by the illegitimate constituent assembly. In an ordinary session, the deputies approved his appointment as temporary ombudsman.
Saab had already held the Ombudsman’s Office between 2014 and 2017, where the organization was downgraded due to partial non-compliance with their obligations.
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