[News] Venezuela Condemns Abduction of Diplomat Alex Saab by the US

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  Venezuela Condemns Abduction of Diplomat Alex Saab by the US

October 16, 2021
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On Saturday, Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Ministry (MPPRE) condemned the 
abduction of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab by the U.S in complicity with 
Cape Verde's authorities.

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The Venezuelan diplomacy decried that Saab remained 491 days under an 
illegal arrest in the African Nation where he suffered torture and his 
health deteriorated.

The diplomat was waiting for his transfer from the Sal island to Praia, 
as authorized by the Windward Court of Appeal instead of his deportation 
to the U.S where he is accused of money laundering.

MPPRE warned that Saab's abduction to the US represents a threat to the 
maintenance of the political dialogue with the opposition sector in 
Mexico since Saab is a member of the Bolivarian delegation to the talks.

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Saab was arrested by the International Police (Interpol) and Cape 
Verdean authorities on June 12, 2020, during a technical stopover at 
Amilcar Cabral International Airport. He was traveling to Iran where he 
was due to seal agreements for the purchase of medicine and food to 
combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the Bolivarian nation.

"The Bolivarian government repudiates this grave violation of human 
rights against a Venezuelan citizen, invested as a diplomat and 
representative of our country to the world. This fact sets a dangerous 
precedent for International Law," MPPRE noted.

"We hold the authorities of Cape Verde and the Government of President 
Biden responsible for the life and physical integrity of Alex Saab and 
we reserve as a sovereign nation the actions we will take accordingly," 
MPPRE added.
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