Cabello on Alex Saab's deportation: The State's decision is in accordance with strict law

Published at: 18/05/2026 02:37 PM

The general secretary of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello Rondón, assured that the decision to deport the Colombian citizen, Alex Saab, is in accordance with the strict law as established by the Constitution.

“There is no file in the SAIME that certifies that this person is Venezuelan, which is why we made the decision to deport him from Venezuela. He is not a Venezuelan citizen (...) The State's decision is in accordance with strict law,” he criticized, stressing that the decision was taken after an exhaustive investigation.

In this regard, he assured that he acted in accordance with the provisions of article 271 of the Constitution, which states that “in no case may the extradition of foreigners or foreigners responsible for crimes of money laundering, drugs, international organized crime, acts against the public property of other States and against human rights be denied”.

In that regard, he reaffirmed that Venezuela cannot refuse “the issue of the extradition of a foreign citizen who is being investigated for these crimes.”

He also suggested to the opposition sectors, who today strangely come to Saab's defense, that they can review the statements of Saab's lawyer, “where he spoke of relations and agreements with American intelligence agencies not complied with by his client and that is already a problem that he will have to clarify.”

He specified that he was deported to the United States, because “that's the last country he came from, for Venezuela.” When compared, also with a recent case of the deportation of a person linked to an attack in Panama.

“That is the fundamental reason and that justice is in charge. We did our part here. Now, I want to state that he is not Venezuelan, there is no document that supports that he is Venezuelan,” he said.

He reiterated that Venezuela carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Law and the Constitution. “I confirm because I have accurate information that this person did not meet any requirements to be Venezuelan nor did he comply with the SAIME,” he said.

“When someone is given a Venezuelan ID card, what is the first thing you learn? The number. Someday, then, we will say, we will present, or rather, when asked for the identification number, he said, I can't remember: 'What is your identification number? I don't remember. Where did you get it? I don't remember. Who gave you the ID card? I don't remember, '” he said.

He indicated that all of this is documented, since “we knew that there were going to be things like this. And as a result, well, a number of frauds against the Venezuelan State, which are also being investigated here in Venezuela. And when I talk about fraud, I talk about fraud of all kinds.”

Mazo News Team