The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela rejects the sanctions issued last Friday by the administration of the US President, Donald Trump, against Chancellor Jorge Arreaza and a judge of the country, which is the US strategy to intimidate Venezuelan officials.
Folowing, the communiqué:
“The Bolivarian Government demands once again the immediate cessation of the multiform aggression and calls on the international community to take urgent action to respect the Charter of the United Nations in its fundamental principles and purposes, and thus stop this obsessive imperialist attack against the sovereign people of Venezuela
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela strongly rejects the imposition of unilateral and illegal coercive measures announced today by the US government against the Venezuelan Foreign Minister and a Judge of the Republic, as part of the failed strategy of Washington that seeks to intimidate, defame and persecute high officials of the Venezuelan State, in a systematic plan that seeks to undermine the institutions, the Constitution and the laws of the Republic, in order to promote a change of government favorable to their interests.
With these new measures, the Trump Administration seeks to silence the voice of Venezuela in the world and, at the same time, hinder the independent, sovereign and legitimate administration of Justice in the country.
The inadmissible inclusion of the Venezuelan Chancellor in the infamous OFAC list, happens right after his appearance in the United Nations, which obtained great repercussion, when denouncing with concrete figures and examples, the serious affectations to the human rights produced by the criminal blockade American against Venezuela.
Likewise it is unacceptable the inclusion of a Judge of the Republic in said extortive list, through which the United States government seeks to prevent the prosecution and sanction of the crimes of coup plotting, sabotage, terrorism and conspiracy against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country. in a clear confession on the part of the instigation and protection of such facts.
In the same way as on previous occasions, such measures will only strengthen the will of the patriotic civil servants, loyal to their oath to serve the people, and the dignity of an entire Nation that has decided to be irrevocably free.
The Bolivarian Government demands once again the immediate cessation of the multiform aggression, and calls on the international community to take urgent action to respect the Charter of the United Nations in its fundamental principles and purposes, and thus stop this obsessive imperialist attack against the sovereign people of Venezuela”.
Caracas, April 26, 2019
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