Fiscalía de la CPI cerrará su oficina en Caracas por falta de “progreso real” con Venezuela
La Fiscalía de la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI) anunció que cerrará su oficina en Caracas por la falta de “progreso real” con Venezuela
TL;DR
- The ICC's Office of the Prosecutor is closing its office in Caracas.
- The closure is due to a lack of "real progress" regarding the principle of complementarity.
- The investigation into alleged crimes against humanity in Venezuela remains active and will be led from The Hague.
- Venezuela has consistently rejected the ICC investigation, citing the principle of complementarity.
- Argentina urged "immediate" ICC action due to the "deterioration" in Venezuela, leading to a diplomatic exchange.
- Venezuela accused Argentina of "politizing" the conference and being a "false defender of human rights."
- The ICC opened its investigation into Venezuela in 2018, and the Court authorized the resumption of inquiries in 2023 after rejecting Venezuela's claims of internal investigations.