Venezuelan prosecutor denounces Maduro's "kidnapping" and holds the US responsible for his life

Caracas.- Venezuela's Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, denounced this Saturday what he called the "kidnapping" of President Nicolás Maduro and held the U.S. Government responsible for what might happen to the life of the Chavista leader, after President Donald Trump reported that the South American ruler and his wife, Cilia Flores, had been captured and taken "by air out of the country", amid a U.S. attack.

"Let's go out to the streets to ask not only for the prompt, I would say, proof of life of our president Nicolás Maduro Moros, but also for an end to the kidnapping in which he finds himself," Saab declared in a telephone contact with the state-owned channel Venezolana de Televisión (VTV).

The head of the Public Ministry held the "Government of the United States of America directly responsible for any circumstance" that may occur with Maduro and "strongly condemned" what he labeled as a "vile and cowardly attack by the imperial enemy", which took place in the early hours of the morning in several parts of Venezuelan territory, including Caracas.

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Likewise, he urged the population to take to the streets to demand Maduro's "proof of life", as happened, he said, on April 11, 12 and 13, 2002, when the late President Hugo Chávez (1999-2013) was ousted from power for a few hours. Saab also insisted on calling on the United Nations to comment on this attack by the United States. "Where are the human rights organizations?" he questioned.