On January 6th, Maduro's statement in court caused a huge uproar! Several countries began to strongly protest against the White House.
That day, Maduro appeared in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. When the judge asked for his identity, he did not answer with his name or nationality as usual, but calmly said: "I am the President of Venezuela, and I believe myself to be a prisoner of war. I was captured at my home in Caracas." As soon as he spoke, the audience became agitated. This meant that the U.S. military had openly captured a head of state, which is a blatant war crime.
Maduro's choice to identify himself as a "prisoner of war" was highly strategic. The "prisoner of war" status means he does not recognize the jurisdiction of the U.S. court, trying to elevate the case from the level of criminal prosecution to the international political and international law of war.
This is a direct challenge to the U.S. "long-arm jurisdiction," and also lays the groundwork for Venezuela's subsequent complaints to the International Criminal Court (ICC) or the United Nations Human Rights Council. In fact, the Foreign Minister of Venezuela had already submitted a formal protest note to the United Nations on that day, requesting the establishment of an independent investigation team.
The impact of this move has quickly spread. Many Latin American countries have reacted strongly: The Mexican president called it "a humiliation for a sovereign country," Bolivia announced the recall of its ambassador to the U.S., and the Chilean president said that if you ignore it, you will be the next one; China demanded that the U.S. immediately and unconditionally release him, and even France expressed strong opposition to this.
US troops capture the President of Venezuela
Original: toutiao.com/article/1853531574710539/
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