Venezuelan Resolution Regarding Terrorist Luis Posada Carriles
Kucinich gave the following speech in Congress on June 15, 2005
"Mr. Speaker, I would like to submit the following for the Congressional Record. On Wednesday, June 15, 2005, Representative Dennis Kucinich met with legislators from Venezuela who presented him with a resolution that passed in the Venezuelan legislative assembly regarding the terrorist Luis Posada Carriles.
"The following is a translation of that resolution:"
Non Official Translation
The National Assembly of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela -- Resolution Expressing Support for the Decision of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice Requesting the Extradition of Luis Posada Carriles
CONSIDERING
That on October 6, 1976, a Cubana de Aviacion airplane was victim of an abominable terrorist act over the island of Barbados, exploding in mid-air and resulting in the death of its passengers and crew;
CONSIDERING
That among the victims were 57 Cuban nationals, 24 of which were members of the Cuban National Fencing Team who had recently emerged victorious in the Fencing Championships of Central America and the Caribbean, held in Caracas, Venezuela; alongside 11 Guyanese students and 5 Korean students;
CONSIDERING
That material responsibility for the condemnable terrorist act was linked to Venezuelan nationals Heman Ricardo and Freddy Lugo, and that a consequent investigation determined that the sinister plan was hatched in Caracas, under the direction of Orlando Bosch and Luis Posada Carriles, a Cuban-
Venezuelan, who from 1967 served in an official capacity in various police forces, including as the Chief of the Explosives Brigade of the Division of Intelligence and Prevention Services (DISIP), known by the alias ‘Commissar Basilio;’
CONSIDERING
That the commission of this crime affected traditional relations between the countries linked to the events, and could have resulted in international political conflicts;
CONSIDERING
That joint actions by state authorities in Cuba and Venezuela allowed judicial officials to prosecute and sanction those responsible for such actions;
CONSIDERING
That the terrorist Luis Posada Carriles avoided being brought to justice on numerous occasions and often with the use of violence, escaping from various Venezuelan prisons, most notably his escape from the San Juan de los Morros Prison on August 18, 1985;
CONSIDERING
That having detected that the terrorist fugitive Luis Posada Carriles had been detained in the Republic of Panama, accused and convicted of planning a new terrorist attack against the President of the Republic of Cuba, Fidel Castro, the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela requested his extradition pursuant to a decision of the Chamber of Penal Cassation of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice;
CONSIDERING
That said request was denied by the Government of Panama under the presidency of Mireya Moscoso, who reprieved Luis Posada Carriles, effectively ignoring the Extradition Treaty between the two countries and provoking international condemnation;
CONSIDERING
That terrorist attacks constitute crimes against humanity that can cause social commotion and must be punished by the competent authorities in any country in the world;
CONSIDERING
That the families of the victims and their respective countrymen await that justice be done for these abhorrent terrorist acts.
AGREES
First: To express support for the decision of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice which, in a sovereign, autonomous, and independent decision, dictated the issuance of an extradition request for the terrorist Luis Posada Carriles to the Government of the United States of America.
Second: To ratify the National Assembly’s repudiation and condemnation of this abominable terrorist act, just as the repudiation and condemnation of similar acts that occur anywhere else in the world.
Third: To ratify the National Assembly’s repudiation of the conduct of the Republic of Panama’s former president, Mireya Moscoso, who in reprieving the terrorist Luis Posada Carriles violated the terms of the Extradition Treaty in force between Panama and Venezuela.
Fourth: To request that the Government of the United States of America provide information as to whether Luis Posada Carriles is within its territory, and if so, to provide for his immediate extradition.
Fifth: To encourage the Organization of American States, the United Nations, and the international community coordinate efforts to capture and extradite one of the most dangerous terrorists in the history of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Sixth: To request that the Congress of the United States of America ratify their absolute rejection of terrorism and their conviction to fight it.
Seventh: To deliver copies of this legislation to the diplomatic representatives in Venezuela of Cuba, Guyana, Barbados, South Korea, Panama, and the United States of America.
Eighth: To publicize said legislation.
Ratified and signed in the Federal Legislative Palace, headquarters of the National Assembly, in Caracas, Venezuela, on the fifth day of May of the year 2005, year 195 of Venezuelan independence and year 146 of the federation.
Nicolas Maduro Moros, President
Ricardo Gutierrez, First Vice-President
Pedro Carreno, Second Vice-President
Ivan Zerpa Guerrero, Secretary
Jose Gregorio Viana, Assistant Secretary
Subscribe to this blog's feed