This Monday, through an official statement, Venezuela condemned the most recent statements by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (CPI), Karim Ahmad Khan KC, for joining a campaign to politicize the issue of Human Rights (DDHH) to the detriment of the nation.
“Venezuela rejects accusations by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Ahmad Khan, demonstrating a prejudiced vision that exploits justice and human rights for political purposes, to the detriment of the seriousness and rigor that is expected of that body,” Foreign Minister Yván published. Gil next to release.
“Once again, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court shows a clearly prejudiced vision in relation to Venezuela, reproducing without weighting the campaigns that seek to instrumentalize the issue of justice and human rights for political purposes, to the detriment of the seriousness and rigor that is expected of such an important international instance”, reads the text published by the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry.
Likewise, the statement recalls that the country presented a report to the ICC on February 28 “that distorts all the fallacies of the media and geopolitical aggression launched to accuse Venezuela of alleged crimes against humanity, which have never occurred.” .
In the text, Venezuela confirms that it will continue to exercise all pertinent actions to disclose the truth and defend its rights as a Nation.
Statement rejects statements by ICC Prosecutor
Below, we reproduce the full statement published by the Foreign Ministry:
“The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela categorically rejects the allegations -unfounded- made by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Ahmad Khan KC, in his response to the observations presented by Venezuela in the so-called matter ‘Venezuela I’.
Once again, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court shows a clearly prejudiced vision in relation to Venezuela, reproducing without consideration the campaigns that seek to instrumentalize the issue of justice and human rights for political purposes, to the detriment of the seriousness and rigor that is expected from such an important international body.
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela presented on February 28, 2023 before the International Criminal Court, a solid document that disproves all the fallacies of media and geopolitical aggression launched to accuse Venezuela of alleged crimes against humanity, which have never occurred .
The statements recently presented by the Prosecutor in no way distort the irrefutable statements made by Venezuela. On the contrary, they confirm that the ICC lacks jurisdiction to hear the facts presented by Prosecutor Khan, in light of the provisions of the Rome Statute and the jurisprudence of that international organization.
Finally, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela confirms that it will continue to exercise all available actions to make the truth prevail and defend its rights as a Nation, in the face of this expression of ‘lawfare’ that openly uses the institutional framework of the International Criminal Court for political purposes”.
Caracas, April 3, 2023
