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<h1 class="reader-title">Venezuela Condemns Abduction of
Diplomat Alex Saab by the US</h1>
October 16, 2021</div>
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<p>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.</p>
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<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a
href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Venezuela?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Venezuela</a>
| “I hope that Cape Verde's authorities will finally
see that neither I nor my four-year-old and
18-month-old daughters pose any threat to this
country,” Fabri stated. <a
href="https://t.co/fjCEw5mPzC"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://t.co/fjCEw5mPzC</a></p>
— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) <a
href="https://twitter.com/telesurenglish/status/1447351242427035651?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October
11, 2021</a> </blockquote>
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<p>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.</p>
<p>"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.</p>
<p>"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.</p>
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