Venezuelan State Rejects New US Sanctions Against Its Officials
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Caracas, Sept. 11, 2024. X/ @_Karenpnt
September 12, 2024 Hour: 2:00 pm
‘Once again, this act demonstrates the U.S. government’s total disregard for international law,’ FM Gil stated.
On Thursday, Venezuela categorically rejected the new arbitrary sanctions imposed by the U.S. Treasury Department against 16 officials of the Bolivarian state.
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Among them are Caryslia Rodriguez, the president of the Supreme Court; Rosalba Gil, the president of the Civil Registry Commission of the National Electoral Council; Pedro Infante, the vice president of the National Assembly; the magistrates Fanny Marquez, Inocencio Figueroa, Malaquias Gil, and Juan Hidalgo; the prosecutor Luis Dueñez; Domingo Hernandez, the strategic operational commander of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces; and Elio Estada, the commander of the Bolivarian National Guard.
In response to this new expression of disrespect for the sovereignty of the Bolivarian people, the Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil issued the following statement:
“The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela vehemently rejects the latest act of aggression committed by the government of the United States of America against Venezuela through the imposition of unilateral, illegitimate, and illegal coercive measures on a group of state officials.
Once again, this act demonstrates the U.S. government’s total disregard for international law, the self-determination of peoples, and the democratic will of the Venezuelan people. It is a gross act aimed at appeasing a political class that has resorted to fascist and violent practices to unsuccessfully overthrow Bolivarian democracy.
The wrongly termed ‘sanctions,’ which have been shamefully promoted by the fascist extreme right, break and violate the agreements signed in Qatar and seek to impose ‘regime change’ policies on an entire country and its institutions as part of the Monroe Doctrine. Little can be expected from the most hostile and bloodthirsty power humanity has ever known, responsible for millions of deaths worldwide, with genocidal partners and a history of indifference to the needs of its own citizens.
The U.S. government will once again tread the path of failure and will be defeated by the dignity of Venezuela, which will continue to achieve new milestones, strengthen its economy, consolidate its participatory and leading democratic process, and, above all, deepen its ties with other nations that truly understand diplomacy, respect, and cooperation for mutual benefit.
The multipolar and multicentric world that Commander Hugo Chavez spoke of has become a reality, and no aggression or threat will separate the homeland of Bolivar from its leading role, while the practices of imperialism succumb to their systemic moral misery.
The government of the aggressor state isolates itself in its frustration, while Venezuela rises and triumphs. This attack against individuals who everyday defend the nation’s sovereignty and peace only reaffirms their willingness to sacrifice and earns them the recognition of the entire population.
The aggressor forgets that Liberator Simon Bolivar made it clear which path to follow when he declared: “He who abandons everything to be useful to his homeland loses nothing and gains everything it bestows upon him.”
teleSUR/ JF Sources: FAM – EFE
