politics
Machado escéptica ante la propuesta de Petro de que Maduro sea juzgado en Venezuela
La líder opositora venezolana, María Corina Machado, mostró su escepticismo este miércoles ante la idea del presidente colombiano, Gustavo Petro, de que el derrocado mandatario Nicolás Maduro sea devuelto a Venezuela y juzgado en su tierra.
TL;DR
- Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado expressed skepticism regarding Colombian President Gustavo Petro's idea of trying Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela.
- Machado questioned the integrity of the Venezuelan judicial system, citing the case of Judge María Lourdes Afiuni, who faced repercussions for ruling against the regime.
- Machado noted that no sentences have been issued against the regime in favor of private citizens in Venezuela.
- Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were arrested by U.S. authorities on January 3rd and are awaiting trial in New York on drug trafficking charges, which they deny.
- Machado stated that international justice has acted in Maduro's case and that this process should be supported for the benefit of Venezuela, Colombia, and the region.