The Attorney General of Venezuela opened an investigation against Juan Guaidó and forbade him to leave the country.

The Attorney General of Venezuela, Tarek William Saabasked the highest court on Tuesday forbid to leave the country and Freeze accounts of the self-proclaimed interim president, the leader of the opposition Juan Guaidó.

"We have arrived here (…) to request that precautionary measures be taken (…) which allow in this case: the ban to leave the country; two, la ban on the alienation and encumbrance of movable and immovable property; three, block your accountsSaab told the headquarters of 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 TSJ – on the official line – on January 23, when Guaidó self-declared, accusing him of usurping the functions President Nicolás Maduro.

After experiencing the measurement, Guaidó said he was not surprised by the prosecutor's decisions to consider that they are part of a chain of "the threats"against him and the Parliament with a majority of opposition, which he presides.

(The statements of Guaidó)

"I do not reject the threat of a prison, I do not want it to be taken from us. Very responsible, I tell them nothing new under the sun & # 39;. Unfortunately, it is a regime that does not respond to Venezuela, the only answer is persecution, repression, "he said at the entrance of the legislative palace.

Guaidó, 35, was self-sufficient after Maduro's declaration by Congress "usurper"for taking January 10 a second term which, as a large part of the international community, is considered illegitimate because it is the result of elections denounced 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 leader of the opposition was preparing to lead a session at which the Congress will discuss the legal framework for establishing a transitional government andfree elections", which Maduro denounces in the scenario of a coup led by the United States.

(With information from AFP)