Following an alleged U.S. military operation in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, and the subsequent detention of President Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, accused the United States of committing an act of international terrorism and of seriously violating international law. According to Saab, the military operation was carried out without a formal declaration of war or authorization from the United Nations Security Council, which, he argued, constitutes an illegal armed aggression.
The prosecutor stated that such actions fit the definition of state terrorism due to their unilateral nature and the use of military force on sovereign territory. The Venezuelan official also claimed that the detention of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, constitutes the crime of kidnapping, asserting that a sitting head of state was captured by foreign forces.
According to the Venezuelan government’s account, Maduro was transferred to the United States following a command operation carried out over the weekend in Caracas. On Monday, according to the same official version, Maduro appeared for the first time before a court in New York, where he would face charges related to drug trafficking offenses. In response, Saab urged the U.S. judge overseeing the case to declare a lack of jurisdiction, arguing that domestic courts are not competent to prosecute a sitting foreign head of state.
The Venezuelan attorney general also demanded the immediate release of Maduro, insisting that he enjoys presidential immunity and that any legal action against him should be pursued exclusively through international mechanisms, not through unilateral military or judicial actions. The accusations further escalate tensions between Caracas and Washington and open a new chapter of political and legal confrontation which, according to Venezuelan authorities, goes beyond bilateral relations and challenges the fundamental principles of the international order.
Source: G1 del Sur / La Cruz del Sur
