Chavismo seeks to ban Guaidó's departure from the country and to block his accounts

CARACAS – The Attorney General of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, today asked the highest court to ban the country 's exit and freeze the accounts of the self – proclaimed interim president, the head of the country. opposition, Juan Guaidó.

"We have come here (…) to request that precautionary measures be taken (…) that allow in this case: a, the prohibition to leave the country, two, the prohibition of 39 alienate and encumber badets, furniture and real estate three, blocking their accounts, "Saab told the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ).

The prosecutor, who defines himself as a chavist, explained that these measures were part of the investigation ordered by the Supreme Court – according to the official line – on January 23, when Guaidó self-accused, l & rsquo; Accusing of having usurped the duties of President Nicolás Maduro.

After hearing about the measure, Guaidó said that he was not surprised by the prosecutor's decisions, considering that they were part of a chain of "threats" against him. and the majority-dominated parliament he chairs.

"I do not reject a prison threat, I do not want it to be taken from us, I tell them responsibly that" nothing new under the sun "is unfortunately a regime that does not meet the Venezuelan, the only answer is persecution, repression, "he said at the entrance of the legislative palace.

Guaidó, 35, was self-sufficient after Congress declared that Maduro "usurper" had taken a second term on January 10, which, as far as the international community, considers illegitimate the outcome of elections described as "fraudulent" ". .

"More than a new threat for me, for this Parliament, for the Presidency in charge of the Republic, there is nothing new, I insist, I do not reject the threats, the persecution right now, but here we are, we continue to exercise our skills, "he added. .

The opposition leader was preparing to lead a session during which the Congress will discuss the legal framework for setting up a transitional government and "free elections", which Maduro denounces in the framework of the scenario of 39, a coup led by the United States.

AFP Agency