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European Parliament approves resolution to maintain sanctions against Delcy Rodríguez

Spanish MEP Jorge Martín Frías demanded the immediate release of all political prisoners, "tougher sanctions, total blocking of accounts of the regime's family and an end to its financing by the Commission of Popular and Socialists."

European Union building in Brussels/ Nicolas Tucat

European Union building in Brussels/ Nicolas TucatAFP.

Víctor Mendoza
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The European Parliament on Thursday refused to allow the European Council to lift the ban on Delcy Rodríguez, leader of the Venezuelan regime, from entering the European Union. It also voted to maintain sanctions on the Venezuelan regime.

This decision comes just two days after the Spanish government announced its intention to invite the Venezuelan leader to the Ibero-American Summit scheduled in Madrid for Nov. 4-5.

The MEPs, led by Patriots for Europe, demanded the immediate release of all political prisoners, "tougher sanctions, total blocking of accounts of the regime's family and an end to its financing by the Commission of Popular and Socialists."

Spanish MEP Jorge Martín Frías criticized that the European Parliament debated the "deficiencies and shortcomings of the amnesty law in Venezuela." He maintained that presenting the debate in this way "shows that this House and the Commission still do not understand the reality we face."

"Delcy Rodríguez has released political prisoners due to pressure from the United States and yet there are still 473 imprisoned," said Martín Frías, who recalled that lawyer Perkins Rocha, political leader Henry Alviárez and journalist Gabriel González are just some of those who have not benefited from the supposed Amnesty in Venezuela.

"Not a single euro" to sustain the dictatorship

Martín Frías insisted that Europe's policy towards Venezuela should be "to demand is the release of all political prisoners, the maintenance and tightening of sanctions, the blocking of the accounts of the regime's relatives and that not a single euro directly from the European taxpayer be destined to directly or indirectly sustain the Venezuelan dictatorship."

In his speech, he criticized the position of the European institutions: "Ursula von der Leyen should not share the red carpet again with Delcy and should ignore the government of Pedro Sánchez because it is a party involved in the corrupt plot."

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