Venezuela Rejects ‘Biased’ Decision to Resume ICC Probe into Alleged Human Rights Abuses
Posted on November 15th, 2022
Courtesy Venezuelanalysis
Caracas stated that it would continue “to defend the truth” and move forward with legal proceedings in cases of possible human rights violations.
Caracas, November 7, 2022 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Venezuelan government rejected the International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan’s announcement to resume an investigation into alleged human rights abuses committed by state security forces.
Venezuela regrets that, despite all the information provided and the fluid exchanges with the ICC throughout the year, prosecutor Karim Khan maintains a clearly biased view in relation to the situation in Venezuela, echoing campaigns that seek to instrumentalize justice and human rights issues for political purposes,” read a statement released on Saturday.
The communique, published by Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Carlos Faría, likewise expressed concern that the ICC prosecutor’s request to continue the suspended probe is basically based on secondary sources lacking any credibility.”
Caracas stated that it would push back against the probe’s resumption in the ICC’s pre-trial chamber “to defend the truth and demonstrate the productive work of the authorities in the investigation of all the complaints of serious crimes against people.”
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