The attorney general of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, held a meeting Thursday, June 8 with the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan.
Saab added that they also talked about the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Venezuelan State and the ICC Prosecutor’s Office.
#AHORA… hemos culminado la reunión en el despacho del @MinpublicoVEN con el ciudadano Fiscal de la CPI @IntlCrimCourt Karim Khan: donde intercambiamos opiniones en relación a los logros en materia de protección de los Derechos Humanos en #Venezuela pic.twitter.com/s4p8EbwHdA
— Tarek William Saab (@TarekWiliamSaab) June 8, 2023
“We had a meeting in the office of Public Ministry with the prosecutor of the ICC, Karim Khan, where we exchanged views regarding the achievements in the protection of human rights in Venezuela and the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Venezuelan State and the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court,” Saab posted on social media.
Venezuela Rejects Politicization of Human Rights by ICC Prosecutor Khan
Weaponization of human rights
ICC Prosecutor Khan is conducting an investigation into the human rights situation in Venezuela, for which the Venezuelan State has provided all required information and assistance.
However, in April, the Venezuelan government condemned the various irregularities and violations of due process committed by the ICC on the proceedings filed in 2018, related to alleged crimes against humanity, whose alleged victims presented by the body denied having suffered such violations.
#COMUNICADO Venezuela rechaza señalamientos del Fiscal de la Corte Penal Internacional, Karim Ahmad Khan, demostrando una visión prejuiciada que instrumentaliza la justicia y los DDHH con fines políticos, en detrimento de la seriedad y rigurosidad que se espera de ese organismo. pic.twitter.com/orZR1Vdz3k
— Yvan Gil (@yvangil) April 3, 2023
A statement from the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Khan reproduced “without consideration the campaigns that seek to weaponize the issue of justice and human rights for political purposes, to the detriment of the seriousness and thoroughness expected from an international organization of such relevance.”
(Últimas Noticias) by Kleybergel González
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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Kleybergel Gonzalez
Kleybergel Gonzalez is a Venezuelan journalist whose work in Ultimas Noticias has covered Politics, Security and Defense, Latin America and ALBA-TCP.
