The former Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez denounced this Thursday the siege of six members of the opposition who are refugees in the Argentine Embassy in the capital of Venezuela, Caracas.
“Six people who are under protection at the Argentine Embassy in Caracascurrently under protection of the Government of Brazil, face power cuts, extreme restrictions on access to food, water and essential goodsin addition to the pressure from the siege of police officers stationed outside the residence,” he explained.
For González, these actions “not only violate fundamental rights, but also international agreements on diplomatic protection and refuge.” “We demand respect for humanity and International Law,” he concluded.
This comes after the Argentine Foreign Ministry denounced on Sunday a wide deployment of armed troops in its diplomatic legation in Caracas, as well as the closure of surrounding streets, among other “maneuvers.”
For Buenos Aires this represents “a security breach that must be guaranteed to diplomatic headquarters in accordance with International Law.” Likewise, he asked the international community “to condemn these practices and demand the necessary safe conduct to allow the departure” of the asylum seekers from the Latin American country.
The coordinator of international affairs of his party, Pedro Urruchurtu, who is taking refuge in the building, assured that the authorities had blocked mobile signal and they flew over the legation with drones, in addition to besieging it with armed officials.