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Petro Calls on US to Hand Maduro to Venezuela for Trial

Colombian President Gustavo Petro criticized the US, stating that Nicolás Maduro must be returned to Venezuela for trial by local justice, not American. He also condemned the military operation against Caracas.


Petro Calls on US to Hand Maduro to Venezuela for Trial

Colombian President Gustavo Petro stated that the United States must return Nicolás Maduro to Venezuela to be tried by a Venezuelan court, not an American one. Petro made this statement at an event in Bogotá, where he emphasized that Latin America has a different concept of justice compared to the Anglo-Saxon and European tradition. The Colombian head of state also added that "bombing Caracas, the homeland of Bolívar, is not an act against Maduro but against the country." Petro expressed his position by questioning the use of force as a mechanism to resolve political disputes in the region and warning about the consequences of a military intervention in Venezuela. He noted that the US plans to try Maduro, and this mark will be historic, regardless of whether he dies in an American prison.