The judge in the case of the diplomat Alex Saab ordered to apply a rule that limits the disclosure of information. The measure comes at the request of the Prosecutor’s Office to avoid interference in the case.
They specify that in the last judicial document of the case, Judge Robert N. Scola agreed to the request of the Prosecutor’s Office; taking into account that heAlex Saab’s defense raised no obstacles to this request.
“Throughout this case there has been significant media interest, both here in the Southern District of Florida and abroad,” prosecutors noted, according to international media.
The rule requires that the representatives of the defense and the Prosecutor’s Office not disclose, much less authorize the dissemination of information or opinion in relation to a pending or imminent criminal lawsuit.
Prosecutors referenced alleged violations of court rules that occurred when Alex Saab appeared at his first hearing via Zoom; such as the ban on capturing the images, which several media outlets skipped.
Saab was kidnapped to the United States in October from Cape Verde, where he was arrested as a result of an international arrest warrant requested by the North American justice system.
The legal actions against the Special Envoy in diplomatic functions Alex Saab, have marked political overtones against the Government of President Nicolás Maduro, and a form of repression against Saab himself, for managing to avoid the coercive measures applied by the US government against Venezuela, with the aim of acquiring food and basic necessities for the country’s population.
