Venezuela, opposition still has no proof of fraud

*These actions and statements may be considered a crime *The judicial process underway is an attribution of the judiciary

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00:00The opposition sector that claimed fraud in the last presidential elections in Venezuela

00:04still does not present the evidence of its accusation despite having the institutional

00:09and judicial means to do so. Let's see the details with our correspondent Lionel Retamal.

00:15As in any process, the accusation of fraud or irregularities must be proven. The only proof

00:20presented by the opposition sector is a website where they uploaded a percentage

00:24of the total tally sheets. The star test loses strength a little more than a week

00:30after the controversy. Even more, it turns against them because its veracity has been

00:35criticized by Chivismo and other opposition sectors. Those who denounce fraud are the

00:40fraudsters, says this Venezuelan lawyer. For instance, I make use of an accusation

00:48by accusing the other. This is when, as a very important example, the thief starts shouting

00:55so that he can escape justice and escape from the pressure he could be a victim of.

01:03This is what is actually happening. We have the fraudsters shouting fraudster at the other.

01:13According to Venezuelan law, his actions and statements may be considered a crime

01:17since they usurp the functions of the electoral power. Without considering those already initiated

01:22by the prosecution for the acts of violence and the calls for rebellion by the armed forces.

01:32This is the crime of usurpation of functions. This is an attack against

01:36the republic form of state because the democratic system is being undermined.

01:43There is a self-proclamation that is nothing more than authoritarianism and dictatorship.

01:48But there is also a series of crimes that have been planted behind them,

01:52which are crimes of violence. People have been murdered, people have been assaulted,

01:57public roads have been obstructed, public and private properties have been damaged.

02:08Even by like-minded sectors such as this leader who attended the electoral inquiries of the judiciary.

02:14Because the only institution authorized to carry out the process of justice and authorized to

02:18carry out electoral processes, totalize, adjudicate, and proclaim is the National Electoral Council.

02:26The judicial process that is underway is not a challenge to the process,

02:30but a power of the judiciary to investigate and confirm the process. At the request of the winning

02:35candidate, this instance has also been ignored by those who denounce the judicial process.

02:40They do not know it precisely because they do not have the evidentiary capacity to go to the

02:46court to deliver the tally sheets that they have. Because all the tally sheets issued,

02:52the tally sheets issued by the electoral machines, are delivered to the witnesses of each one of the

02:59participating parties. The judiciaries inquiring about the process of justice and about the

03:07participation of the parties. The judiciaries inquiries continue

03:11while the country gradually returns to normality.