The Venezuelan Public Prosecutor's Office on Thursday rejected the statements made by the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, regarding the detainees in different criminal proceedings in the Bolivarian country, and demanded not to interfere in the internal affairs of the Bolivarian nation.
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00:00Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab sent an open letter to Colombian President
00:05Gustavo Petro on Thursday in response to Petro's latest statements in social media about Venezuela.
00:12In his letter, William Saab expressed his surprise for the Colombian president's remarks
00:17and contrasted them with emancipation ideals for the great homeland that both had shared
00:24in the past.
00:25The Attorney General also reminded Petro that it was from Colombian territory that mercenaries
00:31trained and hired by a foreign company infiltrated into Venezuela to unleash a bloodbath in full
00:38view of the Colombian authorities and that to this day not a single person has been detained
00:45for those acts.
00:47On the other hand, the Venezuelan official let the Colombian president know that more
00:51than 1,500 people detained during the violent actions that followed the July 28 elections
00:58have been released and that the prosecutor's office continues to review other cases in
01:02order to provide the benefits of the law to those who are entitled to them.
01:07Finally, William Saab reiterated that Venezuela has defended democracy, stability and internal
01:13peace in an exemplary manner, with full respect for constitutional warranties and human rights.
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