EU reiterates “extreme concern” over Venezuela, rejects Maduro's judicial endorsement

The European Union reiterated this Saturday its “extreme concern” about the situation in Venezuela following the elections of July 28 and resigned, in a tough statement from the 27 member countriesthe approval given by the Venezuelan justice system to the victory of Nicolas Maduro.

In a letter signed by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, the EU considers that the evidence provided by Chavismo is still not sufficient to justify the re-election of the Venezuelan president.

“So far, the Venezuelan authorities have not made public the evidence necessary to assess that the electoral process was carried out according to the standards indicated by a group of United Nations experts,” Borrell said in a writing on behalf of the EU.

That same week, Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), controlled by judges aligned with Chavismo, ratified Maduro's contested victory in the July 28 elections against opponent Edmundo González Urrutia. The Court assured in its ruling that it had concluded “unequivocally” the examination of the elections.

In response to the approval issued this week by the Venezuelan judiciary, the EU says the country's National Electoral Committee “is the only entity legally and constitutionally responsible” for making official election results public in a transparent manner.

“Only the complete and verifiable results of an independent body can be accepted and recognized to guarantee that the opinion of the Venezuelan people has been respected,” Borrell reiterated.

Venezuelan prosecutors summon González Urrutia on Monday for alleged “conspiracy”

While the various international organizations reiterate the need to consult the electoral archives to recognize Maduro's victory, the Venezuelan regime continues to put pressure on opponents. The Venezuelan Public Ministry summoned Maduro's rival, Edmundo González Urrutia, next Monday for an investigation against him.

The Prosecutor's Office is investigating an alleged “conspiracy” and other crimes associated with the complaint of electoral fraud filed by the anti-Chavismo, among which are the “alleged commission of the crimes of usurpation of functions, falsification of public documents, incitement to disobedience of the laws, computer crimes, criminal association and conspiracy.”

IACHR calls for maintaining pressure on Venezuela: “It will be too late when there is silence”

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has asked the international community not to reduce pressure on Venezuela while condemning the evolution of the electoral process in the last elections. “It will be too late when silence reigns,” the organization's rapporteur for the country, Gloria Monique de Mees, told EFE.

“As soon as there is silence from the international community, from the countries of the inter-American system, it will be too late.” In the meantime, he pleads in a telephone interview, “there is hope.”

The IACHR rapporteur condemns the validity and integrity of this decision. “First, because the validation of electoral results is not within its mandate and competence,” said De Mees, who took office in January for a four-year term.

The IACHR had already demanded in the past the urgent restoration of democratic order and the rule of law in Venezuela or access to public electoral information through the dissemination of all the minutes, among other demands. Not publishing the minutes, says De Mees, “is a clear sign” that there is an attempt to “consolidate the power of the regime.”

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