Venezuela Accuses Volker Turk of Whitewashing Violent Acts of Ultra-Right Coup

High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, Aug 2024 Photo: @volker_turk

August 14, 2024 Hour: 4:09 pm

Appreciated that the UN official takes off his mask and assumes the role for which he was placed in such a bureaucratic post by the imperial powers.

Venezuela repudiated on Wednesday the statements of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, whom he pointed out for taking on the role of accuser against the Bolivarian Government and whitewashing the violent hordes that undermined the peace and tranquility of citizens during the cyberfascist and criminal coup d’état.

In a statement, Caracas called the statements untypical and drew attention to their tone of interference, since the official of the United Nations dares to comment on the legislative initiatives of the Venezuelan National Assembly, concerning the regulation of Non-governmental Organizations and the fight against hate speech and the eradication of fascism and nazism as political expressions contrary to constitutional principles».

He appreciated that Turk «takes off his mask and assumes the role for which he was placed in such a bureaucratic post of the UN system by the imperial powers».

Emphasized that the official is trying to whitewash the violent acts of 29 and 30 July, promoted by the extreme right, when its shock groups killed innocent people, burned schools, hospitals, headquarters of political parties and public spaces in the community, In which they clearly violated human rights.

The Venezuelan government questioned that Turk issues condemnation to these acts, presented by imperialist powers, the international right and hegemonic media as peaceful protests.

He pointed out that he takes sides by not reporting them despite having sufficient and detailed information, «violating his mandate and choosing to surrender to those who instigate a coup d’état, which is a serious violation of the responsibilities of the office he holds».

He recalled that «the great majority of countries in the world, on all continents, have developed laws to protect people from the evils of fascism and nazism, as well as they have developed an important package of instruments to regulate the functions of NGOs».

He claimed that these, in many cases, «represent dark interests seeking to skew the welfare of peoples over the duty of states». «The Bolivarian Government is certain that it is not ignorance of Mr. Turk that compels him to ignore» the foregoing, continues the text.

Finally, Venezuela urged the UN official to «to desist from his provocative attitude and distanced from his responsibilities, cease in his brutal attack against the Venezuelan institutions and put himself on the side of the victims of violence of the extreme right, which using fascist methods, has tried to inflict harm on the Venezuelan population».