The leader of the Venezuelan opposition, Edmundo González Urrutiacondemned this Sunday, October 26, the threat of the government of Nicolas Maduro to withdraw the nationality of the political leader Leopoldo Lopezand warned that a measure of this type “violates the most basic principles of international law.”
Through a message published on his official account x, González Urrutia expressed that the decision announced by the Executive is part of an authoritarian trend that is repeated in other countries in the region.
“Depriving a citizen of his nationality for political reasons violates the most basic principles of international law. The recent threat against Leopoldo López is part of an increasingly common practice in authoritarian regimes in the region,” the opposition leader wrote on the social network.
González Urrutia also denounced that millions of Venezuelans who have had to flee the country They live today without a passport or IDand without the possibility of renewing their identity documents, which has generated serious humanitarian consequences.
“Many children are born in exile as stateless people, victims of statelessness that deprives them of recognition and protection. Identity is not a concession of power, it is a right that is being violated,” he added in his publication.
Solidarity with Leopoldo López
The former ambassador, recognized as elected president of Venezuela by the opposition and several countries around the world, also expressed his solidarity with Leopoldo Lopez and with “every Venezuelan victim” of this situation.
The pronouncement of Gonzalez Urrutia It comes after the vice president Delcy Rodriguez reported that Maduro presented before the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) a resource for withdraw Venezuelan nationality from Lópezalleging alleged “calls for the military invasion of Venezuela” and “promotion of the economic blockade.”
In accordance with article 35 of the Constitutionno citizen born in the country can be deprived of his nationality, which has generated criticism from various sectors for the illegality of the Executive’s request.
The case has revived the debate about the use of nationality as a political instrument in authoritarian regimes, a practice that, according to international observers, contradicts human rights conventions and treaties subscribed by Venezuela.
