Venezuela’s Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, announced on Wednesday the appointment of two specialized prosecutors to handle an arrest warrant against Argentina’s president, Javier Milei; his sister Karina Milei, who serves as Secretary General of the Argentine Presidency; and the Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich, in connection with the alleged theft of the Venezuelan-Iranian Emtrasur aircraft that was detained in Buenos Aires in 2022 and later flown to the United States this year.
Venezuela’s top prosecutor described Milei as a brutal threat to the entire hemisphere. One of the cases that most clearly points to him—where the Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened an inquiry under international law and the laws that govern our country—is the Emtrasur plane theft, Saab asserted at a press conference, as reported by the prosecution in an excerpt published on its Instagram profile.
Saab also indicated that his office will investigate alleged crimes against humanity in Argentina, after condemning the attacks on elderly and young people during anti-government protests. He added that Milei is attacking Venezuela, its democratic institutions, the Venezuelan state, and those who embrace a Bolivarian nationalist doctrine as part of a broader liberation agenda for the peoples, according to Globovision.
Argentina Denounces the Arrest Request
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina rejected the request this Wednesday. The Argentine Republic repudiates the arrest warrants issued by the attorney general of Venezuela against Mr. President Javier Milei, the Secretary General Karina Milei, and the Minister of Security Patricia Bullrich, stemming from the Emtrasur aircraft incident, the ministry said in a statement posted on its X account.
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Additionally, it asserted that the case was resolved by the country’s judiciary, which it regards as independent, and therefore the government cannot and should not interfere. Buenos Aires also reminded Caracas that Argentina upholds a division of powers and the independence of the judges, in contrast to what is reportedly the situation in Venezuela.