Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica’s president, Rodrigo Chaves, issued a strong statement following the capture of Nicolás Maduro by the United States.
Rodrigo Chaves on Maduro’s capture: “Venezuela wasn’t invaded by a U.S. military force, but there are laws that consider drug trafficking a very serious crime.”
Chaves emphasized that “my government declared from the beginning that Maduro committed electoral fraud – therefore, he was never a legitimate president, and now he must answer for his crimes in Venezuela and abroad.”
“May God bless the brave Venezuelan people and help them recover the democracy and the rule of law that the deposed dictator Maduro stole from them,” he declared.
“Let us celebrate this new opportunity for our Venezuelan brothers and sisters,” the president concluded.
Costa Rica’s president has so far avoided commenting on U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that he will manage Venezuela.
La Nacion reports that President Chaves stated that he is ashamed that Costa Rican political figures are defending Nicolás Maduro, reiterating on Wednesday that Venezuela was not invaded by any U.S. military force, but rather that “there are American laws” upon which the Donald Trump administration based its decision to arrest Maduro.
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