UN agency opens probe into Venezuela’s presidential election

Dec 5

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By Jack Aylmer (Energy Correspondent), Kalé Carey (Reporter), Emma Stoltzfus (Video Editor)

Venezuela must hold on to all election material, including tally sheets, from the country’s presidential election, as a United Nations human rights group opens an investigation. The investigation comes as electoral fraud allegations continue to swirl around President Nicolás Maduro.

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The U.N. Human Rights Council made the announcement Tuesday, Dec. 3, in response to a petition launched by a Venezuelan citizen. In October, they urged the agency to look into evidence showing millions had their political rights violated during the summer’s election. The complaint is backed by Latin American law professionals.

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Maduro is gearing up for his third, six-year term in January. The probe follows Maduro’s claim of victory in July of this year, despite his opposing candidate Edmundo González saying he won by a large margin of votes.

The National Electoral Council originally said Maduro secured 51% of the votes but authorities haven’t published results supporting its findings.

Their refusal garnered attention from the world –– including Mexico, Colombia and the U.S. –– who called on the country to release its polling records.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken noted the nation’s concerns with the results and that they don’t reflect the will of the Venezuelan people.

A Brazilian attorney, Paulo Abrao, said the decision for the investigation comes as Maduro and his supporters are normalizing a “nebulous electoral process.”

Abrao said Venezuela is obligated to comply with the outcome of the investigation.

A press statement released by the U.S. Department of State details how Maduro has taken the election by force, going as far as detaining and censoring people in an attempt to hold on to his political power.

In response to the controversy, Maduro said this isn’t the first time foreign enemies have tried to violate the “peace of the Republic.”

Venezuela’s opposition released their own results from voting machines, showing 80% of votes went to González.

Tags: Edmundo Gonzalez, Election, Investigation, Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela, Voter fraud

[Jack Aylmer]

VENEZUELA MUST HOLD ON TO TALLY SHEETS FROM THE COUNTRY’S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AS A UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP OPENS AN INVESTIGATION. THIS COMING AS ELECTORAL FRAUD ALLEGATIONS CONTINUE TO SWIRL AROUND PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO.

THE U-N HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT TUESDAY IN RESPONSE TO A PETITION LAUNCHED BY ONE CITIZEN IN OCTOBER. THEY URGED THE AGENCY TO LOOK INTO EVIDENCE SHOWING MILLIONS HAD THEIR POLITICAL RIGHTS VIOLATED.

THE PROBE COMES AS MADURO GEARS UP FOR HIS THIRD SIX-YEAR TERM IN JANUARY. MADURO CLAIMED VICTORY IN JULY DESPITE HIS OPPOSING CANDIDATE EDMUNDO GONZÁLEZ SAYING HE WON BY A LARGE MARGIN.

THE NATIONAL ELECTORAL COUNCIL ORIGINALLY SAID MADURO SECURED 51 PERCENT OF THE VOTES…BUT AUTHORITIES HAVEN’T PUBLISHED RECORDS TO SUPPORT THEIR FINDINGS.

THEIR REFUSAL GARNERED ATTENTION FROM THE WORLD–INCLUDING MEXICO, COLOMBIA AND THE U-S…ALL CALLING FOR POLLING RECORDS TO BE POSTED.

U-S SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN NOTED THE NATION’S CONCERNS AGAINST THE RESULTS AND THAT THEY DON’T REFLECT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE.

A PRESS STATEMENT RELEASED BY THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF STATE DETAILS HOW MADURO HAS TAKEN THE ELECTION BY FORCE…GOING AS FAR AS DETAINING AND CENSORING PEOPLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO HOLD ON TO POWER.

IN RESPONSE TO THE CONTROVERSY OF HIS WIN…MADURO SAID THIS ISN’T THE FIRST TIME FOREIGN ENEMIES TRIED TO VIOLATE THE “PEACE OF THE REPUBLIC.”

VENEZUELA’S OPPOSITION RELEASED THEIR OWN RESULTS FROM VOTING MACHINES…SHOWING 80 PERCENT OF VOTES WENT TO GONZÁLEZ, CASTING FURTHER DOUBT ON THE INTEGRITY OF THE ELECTION.

FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS, I’M JACK AYLMER