Nicolás Maduro’s dictatorship issues arrest warrant against Juan Guaidó

The Public Ministry of dictator Nicolás Maduro issued an arrest warrant this Thursday against Juan Guaidó, opposition leader and former deputy to the National Assembly of Venezuela. Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab also asked Interpol to issue a red alert to aid with the capture of Guaidó. The information was announced by Saab in a press conference.

Saab accused Guaidó of using resources from state-run oil company PDVSA to line his own pockets and pay his legal expenses. In addition, Saab said that Guaidó "forced PDVSA to accept his refinancing terms."

In total, Saab maintained, this cost Venezuela $19 billion and the alleged loss of Citgo.

"For this reason, we have opened a new investigation against former Deputy Juan Guaidó. And we have requested an arrest warrant against him and prosecutors 77, 73 and 74 have been appointed with national jurisdiction for this," said Saab.

The arrest warrant is based on 23 investigations of Guaidó for different crimes. Among them: treason, money laundering, terrorism, arms trafficking, association; and 5 more for irregularities in the handling of Monomers.

‘They used fake news’

Saab's accusations refer to the time when Juan Guaidó's was recognized by more than 50 countries as interim president of Venezuela. Regarding the accusations, Guaidó maintained that this is an attack based on "lies." In addition, Guaidó, who now lives in the United States, maintained that the order against him was not issued when he was in his country due to the "cowardice" of the regime due to the international support he has.

"They used fake news to talk about [the] alleged $19 billion that the country owes for the issuance of illegal bonds and expropriations since the time of Hugo Chávez," said Guaidó.

"Tomorrow, let's go to any prosecutor's office in the United States, or if you prefer another jurisdiction, The Hague, which accuses you directly. You can also bring your partner Tareck El Aissami, who has been missing for a long time, if he is alive, and I say this because you are the ones who know where Tareck, your partner, is," said Guaidó.