Venezuela: Diplomat Alex Saab officially arrives in his homeland
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...