Former Venezuelan attorney general Luisa Ortega requests political asylum in Spain

The former attorney general of Venezuela Luisa Ortega Díaz, very critical of the executive of President Nicolás Maduro and dismissed in 2017, has requested international protection from the Government of Spain.

Ortega points out, in a statement sent to the Efe Agency, that on October 13, it carried out the application procedures for political asylum in Spain assisted by her legal advisor, lawyer Ismael Oliver.

One of the most critical voices with the current Venezuelan government, Ortega She went into exile in Colombia in 2017, after being dismissed by the National Constituent Assembly, of Chavista composition, which accused her of having committed “immoral acts.”

His dismissal was, as he considered Ortega then, “one more step from the government of Nicolas Maduro towards the establishment of a dictatorship ”.

Two years later, the former attorney general took a position in favor of the opposition Juan Guaidó and asked for his support.

Guaidó was recognized in 2019 interim president of Venezuela for more than 50 countries, including Spain.

Luisa ortega, which maintains that she continues to be the legitimate attorney general of Venezuela until December 31, stated in 2017 that in her country “there was a breakdown of the constitutional order, because the Executive Power ignored the rule of law and the separation of powers in force in the country ”.

Following his statements, the statement adds, “The military forces attacked” the premises of the Prosecutor’s Office, which was “attacked with violent mobs linked to the ruling party”Chavista.

These actions – the document explains – provoked “reprisals” against her and her family, “subjecting her to persecution and threats against her freedom and physical integrity.”

“Forced by persecution and threats”, She took refuge in Colombia, where the authorities gave her international protection, granted her refugee status on November 27, 2018, and provided her with a special protection measure as a “persecuted policy of the Venezuelan regime.”

The former attorney general also made representations to the International Criminal Court, “to which she provided documentary evidence” of the “systematic violation” of human rights.

The complaint led to new threats and attacks against his life and freedom, the statement highlights, which are maintained and for which Ortega decided to move to Spain and request asylum.

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