politics
Petro says the US must return Maduro
Colombian President Gustavo Petro stated on Tuesday that the United States must return Nicolás Maduro to Venezuela and criticized the military attack on January 3 against Caracas, in which the president and the first lady and deputy, Cilia Flores, were kidnapped.
TL;DR
- Colombian President Gustavo Petro demanded the US return Nicolás Maduro to Venezuela.
- Petro criticized the January 3 military attack on Caracas, calling it an act against the country.
- President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores were kidnapped during the attack.
- Maduro and Flores declared themselves innocent in a hearing before federal judge Alvin K. Hellerstein in Manhattan.
- Maduro stated, 'I am the president of Venezuela and I consider myself a prisoner of war.'
- The UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated that the US did not comply with international law during the operation.
- The Supreme Court of Justice appointed Delcy Rodríguez as acting president in Maduro's temporary absence.
- Venezuela received support and solidarity, with various governments condemning the US attacks and demonstrations demanding the release of the presidential couple.