( Spanish) –– The Government of Venezuela confirmed the identity and charges brought against two Spanish citizens detained in the South American country and who, according to the Minister of the Interior and Justice, Diosdado Cabello, were allegedly carrying out espionage work within the framework of a conspiracy plan that would have The objective was to destabilize the Maduro Government and even commit an assassination, stated the Chancellor of the Government of Spain, José Manuel Albares, in an interview given this Monday to Cayalunya Radio.
The Spanish detainees are José María Basoa Valdovinos and Andrés Martínez, who, according to their relatives, had traveled to Venezuela as tourists and have dismissed the accusations. requested further details from the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, without having received a response so far.
Without offering further details, the head of Spanish diplomacy explained that he obtained the official response from Venezuela at the end of last week and assured that since then they began to exercise diplomatic and consular protection of Basoa Valdovinos and Martínez Adasme so that both can return with their relatives
contacted the Attorney General’s Office of Venezuela and the Ministry of Communication to find out more details and to know if they have legal representation, but so far without having received a response.
Both Cabello and Maduro assured that Basoa Valdovinos and Martínez Adasme had been presented in court, but did not specify the date or the charges.
When asked about the charges against her, Albares avoided answering, considering that these people have the right to privacy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to work calmly. Of course, Albares insisted that Basoa and Martínez have nothing to do with the Spanish Government and much less with the National Intelligence Center, as Minister Cabello has pointed out. He also stated that there should be no doubt that neither his office nor he personally will spare any effort to free them and ensure that they are soon reunited with their families.
These tensions occur in the context of several governments questioning the results of the July 28 presidential elections in Venezuela, when the National Electoral Council (CNE) declared Maduro the winner amid allegations of fraud. The US, Spain and other nations have said that there are elements that indicate that the true winner was the opponent Edmundo González, and have demanded that the Venezuelan authorities publish the detailed results of the elections by centers and voting stations.
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