Diplomat Alex Saab descends the stairs of the plane and officially arrives to Venezuelan soil, being received by his family and main authorities of the Bolivarian nation. teleSUR
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00:00 We are...
00:02 Okay, we are...
00:09 Patricia Villegas, director of the Multimedia,
00:16 is at the airport about to receive...
00:20 Let's listen.
00:22 Okay.
00:25 The princess services in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela.
00:31 And we have a lot of expectation, a lot of emotion,
00:36 after this confirmed information of the government of Venezuela.
00:54 Okay. So it's going to happen.
00:56 I'm going to show you, live,
00:58 through all the public system of Venezuela,
01:02 all the nations in the world, in this moment,
01:05 to see one of the most important and relevant news of the moment.
01:10 So I'm going to move so you can see
01:13 what is important right now.
01:16 Here you can watch how, step by step, little by little,
01:22 this plane landing,
01:24 it brings a man that came back from freedom
01:32 to the country that he protected in humanitarian missions
01:41 in the most difficult years of the blockade and sanctions
01:46 against this nation.
01:49 This plane brings a man back to his homeland, to his family.
01:54 Remember that Alex Saab is a father of two children.
01:59 And he's welcome back to his home.
02:04 A lot of planes come.
02:09 As you can see in the screen.
02:15 This plane brings a man that never broke,
02:20 that never abandoned his principles,
02:22 that couldn't bend a knee,
02:25 that through all these years
02:28 was in a campaign with the Venezuelan people.
02:32 And now you can see it through our screens.
02:36 He's returned to his homeland.
02:40 He returns to his freedom.
02:42 Since the first moment he was kidnapped
02:47 in that African country, Cabo Verde,
02:50 violated all principles and international laws.
02:54 Remember that Alex Saab is a diplomat,
02:57 that you have never been through something like this.
03:01 After this, he's going to be a diplomat.
03:07 After this, after this very difficult situation,
03:12 this inhuman situation that he suffered,
03:18 he's coming back, he's returning to his family.
03:22 It was a second moment of tremendous injustice.
03:28 As the President of Venezuela said in his moment,
03:36 he was taken to the land of the United States
03:39 in an irregular way.
03:42 So that plane that you have on the screen
03:46 also brings all that story,
03:49 that story of resistance,
03:52 that a man that through all these difficult years,
03:57 and a story that was shared on the entire world,
04:02 that the government of the United States
04:05 knew that he was a diplomat,
04:08 a humanitarian diplomat
04:11 that was in a mission to help the country.
04:16 So this plane that just landed minutes ago,
04:22 that you can see on the screen,
04:24 brings that story, a story of strength.
04:28 And it's telling us that it's possible
04:33 that these stories, difficult, tense,
04:37 are full of sentiment.
04:40 This story that has a name, a last name,
04:46 that represents the principles
04:49 of how people are not...
04:52 So he's returning home.
04:58 So when this plane stopped,
05:02 when that doors opened,
05:04 he will return to his homeland.
05:10 He had to suffer a very difficult experience.
05:15 His mom and dad died in Colombia
05:20 and he couldn't know about them.
05:22 And through all these difficult years,
05:26 he returns to his homeland.
05:31 The Venezuelan diplomat has been released
05:34 after 3,080 years of imprisonment.
05:42 So that plane brings him home back again.
05:48 That's a very big triumph of Venezuelan diplomacy.
05:56 And President Maduro always said
06:00 that he would return home.
06:01 So today's a very special day.
06:04 And I want to tell you that Alex Sab
06:09 will have another motive to celebrate tomorrow.
06:11 Now we can listen to the sound of the engines.
06:17 So I can tell you that...
06:28 that his family is very happy waiting for him.
06:31 They tried to break him down
06:39 so he could tell things that weren't true.
06:42 But they never made it.
06:46 They could never break his principles.
06:48 The sounds are going down.
06:53 People are touching their heads, his family.
06:57 This is a moment that is not only for history,
06:59 the Latin American history,
07:01 but of course...
07:03 Now the door is open.
07:07 In just seconds...
07:11 we can see members of the crew of that plane.
07:17 So it will take just a few moments.
07:24 Alex Sab is the man, the father,
07:26 the diplomat,
07:29 Venezuelan diplomat that is returning home.
07:32 We can see people leaving the plane,
07:38 part of the delegation.
07:40 His family is getting closer.
07:43 And here we got Celia Flores.
07:52 She is the first lady.
07:53 There on the screen with his children.
07:59 His younger son was barely a month
08:07 when he was kidnapped.
08:11 There he is, Jorge Rodriguez,
08:21 president of the National Assembly of Venezuela
08:23 that was part of the negotiations.
08:27 Let's remember that Alex Sab is a member of this delegation
08:31 that negotiates
08:35 the understanding through all the
08:39 the Rolindogan politicians.
08:49 And there on the screen we can see it.
08:51 They are entering the plane
08:54 so they can have a moment in privacy.
08:58 So Alex Sab can have a moment with his family.
09:01 More than 280,000 days of struggle.
09:09 And there is an special greeting
09:18 between the
09:19 Jorge Rodriguez and the first lady,
09:24 Celia Rodriguez.
09:26 They are talking.
09:29 Perhaps later we have the possibility
09:33 to know the details about this process of release.
09:36 So through these images
09:41 that you can see on the screen,
09:47 this plane that brought the diplomat Alex Sab again
09:49 to his homeland
09:52 where his family is awaiting him,
09:56 awaiting for that re-encounter.
10:00 And also
10:03 Celia Flores was awaiting him.
10:06 And undoubtedly,
10:09 through all that campaign that was made in Venezuela,
10:12 America Latina,
10:14 free Alex Sab,
10:16 a lot of people are celebrating right now
10:18 this news that has been confirmed
10:22 through the TeleSUR screen
10:25 and through different media all over the world.
10:28 This great news
10:32 which is an expression
10:34 of the agreement and capacity of negotiation
10:37 of the Venezuelan government of the United States.
10:45 And the head of the delegation,
10:47 who is the head of the delegation,
10:50 Jorge Rodriguez,
10:52 the head of the negotiations,
10:55 he is still talking to Celia Rodriguez.
11:01 More than three years,
11:13 Alex Sab was a victim of torture
11:15 in the prison of Cabo Verde.
11:18 With no communication,
11:21 he suffered from cancer.
11:26 He couldn't come with his family.
11:29 The possibility of visiting him
11:32 was denied.
11:34 He was isolated.
11:40 The other prisoners were in solidarity with him,
11:43 gave him papers,
11:45 pencils so he could write to his family.
11:48 Those years were indescribable.
11:53 They say he suffered.
11:56 We insist
11:58 in this moment he is in Venezuelan land.
12:01 That plane
12:04 is in the international plane,
12:06 the airport of Marquetilla.
12:09 That plane that translated,
12:10 that brought Alex Sab
12:12 back to his homeland.
12:14 Now we can see some people
12:18 getting off the plane.
12:20 We are waiting for the diplomat
12:24 to get off the plane to see him.
12:27 There we can see
12:37 his wife, Camila,
12:38 with his kids.
12:42 So we are waiting for that moment,
12:50 that big moment in which we are going to enjoy
12:53 when he is going to touch his homeland again.
12:56 So today, this date, this moment
13:00 in which he is going to show up,
13:05 we will know that he will regain his freedom.
13:08 It must happen
13:12 just in some seconds.
13:14 Let's see who else is near that door.
13:19 His wife,
13:24 his daughters.
13:26 So we are just waiting for him to get off the plane.
13:31 And we can show you
13:32 the return of the man
13:34 that he could never,
13:36 and now people are receiving him.
13:40 There he is enjoying a beautiful moment with his family,
13:49 his wife,
13:51 his daughters.
13:53 A moment that you can live
13:55 through the whole of your life.
13:58 His daughters.
13:59 A moment that you can live through a screen.
14:02 This emotion that you can feel
14:04 the entire Caribbean.
14:06 That hug
14:09 that the First Lady Celia Flores
14:12 that was waiting for this moment.
14:15 This is a moment
14:17 of a family,
14:18 a moment for them,
14:20 a moment of re-encounter.
14:21 Alex Zab
14:23 is again in his country,
14:27 the country that he represented
14:28 as a diplomat,
14:31 the country that he helped
14:33 in the most complex moments
14:35 of the blockade
14:37 and sanctions against Venezuela.
14:39 Alex Zab is again in Venezuela.
14:42 He is again in this country,
14:44 in this Latin American country.
14:46 Here we can see the first images
14:48 of his re-encounter with
14:50 his daughters.
14:52 Let's remember that
14:54 his younger daughter was
14:56 just a month,
14:57 years,
14:59 when he was kidnapped.
15:01 So we can enjoy
15:06 this entire process of freedom.
15:08 He is now looking
15:14 for a different moment,
15:16 another moment of privacy.
15:18 He is talking to his family,
15:20 wife, daughters.
15:22 We can see their smiles.
15:25 These images that you can see
15:26 through our screen.
15:28 The big news,
15:30 the return of Alex Zab
15:32 to his homeland,
15:34 as you can see on the screen.
15:37 He comes with his daughters
15:42 by the hand
15:44 and his wife,
15:46 his older sons.
15:48 Let's see if the President
15:54 of the National Assembly
15:55 declares
15:57 how was the process,
15:59 if we can have details.
16:01 Here they are,
16:04 hugging some friends,
16:07 close friends
16:10 that have come to this moment
16:12 to be with them,
16:18 to live with them this moment,
16:20 this moment of happiness,
16:23 this moment of freedom.
16:24 This is the moment
16:26 that we are going to see
16:28 in this chapter.
16:30 I'm going to ask the cameras
16:33 to come with me
16:35 to this moment exactly here
16:37 because now
16:40 we are going to give
16:42 the possibility
16:44 to be in privacy
16:46 as you can understand.
16:48 It was many years,
16:52 many years ago
16:53 and you can enjoy
16:55 this new life,
16:57 this story of freedom.
17:00 Now all people
17:03 that follow Telesur,
17:05 America Latina and the world
17:07 that are live with us,
17:09 the entire Caribbean,
17:11 Africa,
17:13 we greet all the media
17:15 that were with us.
17:17 We are here
17:21 sharing this news
17:22 of important value.
17:24 We were watching live images,
17:32 we are watching live images
17:34 of Venezuela
17:36 where impactful news
17:38 for the whole world.
17:40 Alex Saab, diplomat
17:42 who had been imprisoned,
17:44 illegally imprisoned
17:46 for more than three and a half years
17:47 has finally been released
17:50 and is now
17:51 in Venezuelan soil.
17:53 We were witnessing live images
17:56 from the long-awaited return
17:58 of the diplomat Alex Saab
18:00 to Venezuela
18:04 after being illegally detained
18:06 against international law.
18:08 Patricia Villegas,
18:10 the president of our multimedia
18:11 was reporting directly
18:13 from the airport
18:15 as the plane which brought Alex Saab
18:16 back.
18:19 (speaking in foreign language)
18:20 Okay, as you can see,
18:23 we have a statement
18:25 of the victory and freedom
18:27 and integrity of Venezuela.
18:29 The government of the
18:31 Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela,
18:33 we celebrate
18:35 the return of our diplomat Alex Saab
18:37 that was unfairly detained
18:39 in the prison of the United States
18:41 and we receive him with pride
18:43 after years of imprisonment
18:46 after cruel
18:47 and violating human rights
18:49 with impunity.
18:51 Alex Saab
18:53 was a victim
18:55 of the United States
18:57 but after these international efforts
18:59 and protection of social efforts
19:01 and the Venezuelan people,
19:03 his freedom
19:08 is a symbol of victory
19:10 of the Venezuelan diplomacy
19:12 and the freedom
19:15 of the Venezuelan people.
19:16 After this manifestation
19:18 of solidarity
19:20 in all the world,
19:22 all social movement,
19:24 artists,
19:26 and fighters for justice,
19:28 the government
19:30 of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
19:32 talks about
19:35 the dignity of his family
19:37 that were always
19:39 in these fights.
19:41 Today we break
19:44 the blockade
19:45 and now
19:47 we claim
19:49 that stop
19:51 the blockade
19:53 that the United States
19:55 imposes against
19:57 the Venezuelan people.
19:59 So I
20:02 really consider, Paola,
20:04 that this news has been an honor
20:06 to share it from this place
20:08 in the Caribbean.
20:10 Let's recall
20:11 that we are going
20:13 over these live images
20:15 from Venezuela.
20:17 We were witnessing live images
20:19 from the long-awaited return
20:21 of Alex Saab to Venezuela
20:23 after being illegally detained
20:25 against international law.
20:27 Patricia Villegas, president
20:29 of our multimedia, was reporting
20:31 directly from the airport
20:33 as the plane which brought
20:35 Alex Saab home finally landed.
20:37 Celia Flores, first combatant
20:39 country received a delegation of...