Attorney General Tarek William Saab said on Friday that Guaido is being investigated for negotiating to renounce "the historical claim our country has on the territory of Esequibo” — which is controlled by neighboring Guyana.
Saab asserted that Guaido was engaged in “illegal negotiations, behind the back of the country” in exchange for “political support from the United Kingdom.”
"The facts imply a crime of treason," he added.
Saab asserted that Guaido was engaged in “illegal negotiations, behind the back of the country” in exchange for “political support from the United Kingdom.”
"The facts imply a crime of treason," he added.
The case is based on audio recordings purported to involve a US administration official urging an adviser to Guaido to "deliver the Esequibo" to the oil company Exxon Mobil and other multinationals, according to Vice President Delcy Rodriguez who released the file.
“The criminal organization headed by Juan Guaidó had initiated concrete actions to illegally appropriate Venezuela's assets, financial resources, Venezuelan gold, Venezuelan debt, to enrich themselves and to serve transnational interests,” said Rodriguez.
The 159,000 square kilometer territory is the subject of a long-standing border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana, which is a member of the British Commonwealth.
The US has, in the meantime, deployed a military contingent to Guyana for the first time in a decade.
“The criminal organization headed by Juan Guaidó had initiated concrete actions to illegally appropriate Venezuela's assets, financial resources, Venezuelan gold, Venezuelan debt, to enrich themselves and to serve transnational interests,” said Rodriguez.
The 159,000 square kilometer territory is the subject of a long-standing border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana, which is a member of the British Commonwealth.
The US has, in the meantime, deployed a military contingent to Guyana for the first time in a decade.
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