The AP Agency journalist, Joshua Goodman, published on his Twitter account part of the appeal document from Alex Saab’s lawyers. It is a 277-page writing originally
Three months after the ruling against him ignoring his status as a diplomat, issued by the Miami federal court on Christmas Eve, the defense of Colombian businessman Alex Saab filed an appeal to that decision, which leaves the way clear for his prosecution for alleged money laundering, coming from his alleged earnings from a contract with the Venezuelan government for the construction of buildings of the emblematic Housing Mission.
In this preliminary phase, which has taken all the time that Saab has been detained in the United States, the defense tries to avoid the start of a formal trial for the alleged laundering of at least 350 million dollars (USD 350,000,000) by appealing to his immunity from any judicial process due to the status of “special envoy” given to him by the Venezuelan government.
The journalist of the AP Agency, Joshua Goodman, published part of the appeal document on his Twitter account, which according to what can be seen is originally a 277-page document.
“Saab’s lawyers argue that many US special envoys are “vulnerable to abuse by authoritarian states” if a lower court ruling is upheld, Goodman wrote on Twitter.
Venezuela insider Alex Saab appeals ruling by federal court in Miami that he’s not entitled to diplomatic immunity from corruption charges.
Saab’s lawyers argue that the many US special envoys are “vulnerable to abuse by authoritarian states” if lower court ruling stands. pic.twitter.com/EP4aK4gAmo
— Joshua Goodman (@APjoshgoodman) March 16, 2023
December 23th a resolution was leaked Noting that Federal Judge Robert Scola of Miami has denied a motion to dismiss a money laundering charge against Saab.
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