Venezuela’s Prosecutor’s Office requests a red Interpol notice against Edmundo González: what does he respond?

This Thursday, November 7, The Venezuelan Prosecutor’s Office asked Interpol to issue a red notice against Edmundo Gonzálezleader of the opposition who had to request political asylum in Spain after the elections of July 28 in his country, which gave Nicolás Maduro as the supposed winner.

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The request circulates in the media and social networks without official confirmation. The AFP news agency consulted the Prosecutor’s Office, with no response so far.

“It is evident that this new and systematic attack is due to our work abroad”said González Urrutia, exiled in Spain, in a message on the social network

Likewise, Edmundo González stated: “We are carrying the message about the undisputed triumph of Venezuelans’ desire for change, rights violations and upcoming actions to all decision-making bodies in the world. The will of the Venezuelan people is not only recognized by everyone, but will also be respected. We are working to make that happen.”

According to that text, The Prosecutor’s Office requested the international arrest warrant for the crimes of usurpation of functions, forging of a public document, instigation to disobedience of the laws, conspiracy, ignorance of State institutions, complicity in the use of violent acts against public peace, dissemination of false information without knowing electoral results to cause anxiety in the population, sabotage or damage to systems, association and legitimation of capital.

These are the same charges that were brought against him when a national arrest warrant was issued that led him to go into exile, according to him “under duress”, in Spain on September 8. His defense hoped the case against him would be closed.

Edmundo González Urrutia claims his victory in the July presidential elections, in which the electoral authority proclaimed Maduro for a third six-year term (2025-2031) without showing the details of the scrutiny.

The Prosecutor’s Office also opened an investigation against opposition leader María Corina Machado, who went into hiding shortly after denouncing fraud in the elections. He is accused of “forging” voting records that his team posted on a website that he uses as proof of his victory.

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