Alex Saab "does not have Venezuelan nationality": Cabello after deportation to the US
The Minister of the Interior of Venezuela, Diosdado Cabello, considered the number two of Chavismo, assured this Monday during the weekly press conference...
TL;DR
- Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello stated Alex Saab is Colombian and used a fraudulent ID in Venezuela.
- Official Venezuelan records show no evidence of Saab's Venezuelan nationality.
- Saab allegedly used the false ID to access procedures and benefits within Venezuela.
- Cabello defended the government's actions, framing them as appropriate for an irregular foreign citizen.
- Saab was deported to the United States to face legal proceedings.
- The Venezuelan government previously defended Saab and granted him official functions.
- Cabello did not explain Saab's use of diplomatic passports or official designations.