Delcy Rodríguez: The ICC was wrong not to analyze information presented by Venezuela
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Published at: 01/03/2024 02:14 PM
The
Executive Vice President of the Republic, Delcy Rodríguez, revealed this Friday that the International
Criminal Court (ICC) did not take into account most of the arguments
presented by the Government of Venezuela to suspend an unfounded
investigation against the country.
“Barely 20% of
the information provided by Venezuela was taken into consideration, it was evaluated, it was reviewed,
it was observed, the rest of the information submitted by
Venezuela was not taken into consideration, so much so that in the decision that
comes out today in the Appeals Chamber, it points out that the Preliminary Questions Chamber
was wrong not to fully analyze the information presented by
Venezuela,” Rodríguez criticized in Venezuela telephone contact with Venezolana de
Televisión (VTV).
In this regard,
he said they use the CPPI “to instrumentalize the order of
international justice against Venezuela,” stressing that, in the Appeals Chamber, where
the Venezuelan State presented its evidence in the last quarter of 2023, “it became
very clear that Venezuela was indeed carrying out a process of
investigation into crimes, which in no case have they categorized against the Statute of
Rome as crimes against humanity”.
He emphasized that crimes against humanity have not been committed in the South American
nation, “and we know
that we are fighting for the truth in Venezuela and that is why
we have presented with methodological patience the review of each of the
cases, there it became evident and today it welcomes it.”