Venezuela protested the seizure of the plane in favor of the United States

The “Venezuela categorically rejects this decision“Parquet”In connection with the seizure of an illegally detained Mdrasur aircraft», according to a press release from the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday evening. A judge, who is not bound to follow the case, still has to decide. But the Argentine newspaper L Clarin It was reported on Saturday that the prosecution had requested the seizure of the plane in favor of the United States, a soap opera that has lasted for months and has also involved Iran.

The Boeing 747 landed in Argentina on June 8, 2022, after arriving from Mexico with a load of automobile parts. 19 personnel were detained in the country and later released. Among them were four Iranians, one of whom, according to Washington, was a former commander of the Revolutionary Guards, an organization classified as terrorists by the United States.

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On July 19, 2022, the US Department of Justice justified its claim entry on July 19, 2022, stating that the plane was sold in October 2021 by Iranian company Mahan Air to Venezuelan public airline Conviasa's subsidiary Emtrasur in violation of US sanctions. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro got involved in the issue.They say they are stealing from us an airplane legally owned by Venezuela in Argentina under a warrant from an imperial court.» (American), he started in 2022.