While all the questions remain open about the mysterious Venezuelan plane that was carrying five Iranian crew members and that remains detained at the Ezeiza International Airport, santiago cafiero He referred to the subject.
In the first instance, The chancellor assured: “The Government hopes that the court will determine the procedure to follow.” This, given that the matter “became a judicial issue”, as stated by santiago cafiero.
In dialogue with Radio Urbana Play, santiago cafiero He also said that “the Airport Security Police (PSA) acted well, in accordance with regulations” and that the procedure is due to a security issue.
“We do not have any kind of diplomatic request from Venezuela. It is strictly a matter of security,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who also reported that for now the case is being investigated..
The politician also explained that initially the plane stopped in Córdoba, before heading to Uruguay, where he intended to load fuel: “It stopped in Córdoba on those days of a lot of fog that the planes could not get off at Ezeiza. In that context, it went down to Córdoba and then went to Ezeiza”.
The Boeing 747 plane that transported auto parts and carried 14 Venezuelan and 5 Iranian crew members was detained at the Ezeiza airport this Monday, after raising suspicions about the reasons for its journey to Argentina, due to anomalies in its flight manifest.
About, The chancellor He asked to handle the situation with caution due to the sensitivities that the case arouses: “Of course it activates all sensitivities and it is something totally reasonable, but we want to be very cautious and separate things; otherwise, everything gets mixed up.”
The Government investigates if one of the crew is linked to the Quds force
After detaining the crew of the Venezuelan cargo plane, The Minister of Security, Aníbal Fernández, explained that the Iranians traveling on the aircraft were not allowed to leave the country.
This given that “information is received from foreign organizations that warned about the belonging of part of the crew to companies related to the Quds Forces”, a group classified as terrorist by the United States.
