The statements of the Argentine ambassador to Venezuela, Oscar Laborde, calling into question the actions of justice for the seizure of the Venezuelan-Iranian plane of the company Emtrasur, aroused sharp criticism and calls for resignation from diplomats and members of the opposition.

Diego Guelarwho was ambassador to China under the presidency of Mauricio Macri, was one of the toughest before the consultation of the Infobae asking that Laborde quickly cease his work in Caracas, where he arrived a few days ago, on July 25. “I think he should be fired immediately. His criticism of Justice is inadmissible. He acts as an activist and not as an ambassador,” he said.

Laborde had envisaged this morning in statements to AM750 that the Iranian-Venezuelan plane”he is objectively kidnappedin Ezeiza and questioned federal judge Federico Villena’s resolve to seize it, stating that there is a “feeling of injustice for the Venezuelan peoplefor legal intervention.

“They have this concept of militant diplomacy. It’s part of the irrationality that Kirchnerism manipulates, that if they criticize someone from their party, they accuse them of applying the law. They have no coherence and live off history. Even the president, being a lawyer, said that political events should not be judged as in the case of Milagro Sala in Jujuy,” continued Guelar.

“If this can affect CELAC? This is a valid area of ​​debate, as long as a democratic act is incorporated. As confusing as its role can be, it must not contain countries that violate democracy. At the moment, it seems that they are only excluding Canada and the United States. And it is not the same with Cuba, Nicaragua or Venezuela, which have serious problems of transparency and human rights. completed.

Ricardo Lagoriocareer ambassador and former Argentine representative in Moscow, also said that in Laborde’s expressions “There is very little republicanism.” And he added: “An ambassador should not recount events, nor comment on all matters of public interest. It must respect the judiciary as one of the three pillars of the system. Justice does not kidnap, but rather assesses evidence and rules.”

Regarding a possible sanction, Lagorio assured: “I would like the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Santiago Cafiero, to draw your attention and tell you that these statements do not match. We will see later if there is another type of sanction. But Cafiero must demonstrate his authority and his power as a minister to make it noticed”.

Lagorio also considered that “the National Constitution requires the ability to occupy a position in the public service. In this case, Laborde’s background does not qualify him for this position.”

In this scenario, the deputies of Together for Change called for the immediate resignation of the national ambassador to Venezuela, considering “unacceptable” your statements. “We deeply repudiate the words and actions of Laborde, who ignores the republican principles and the rule of law which still prevail in our country. The ambassador is an offense to the tradition of the Argentine foreign service,” the lawmaker said. Gerard Milman.

“We call on the executive to immediately remove the official and replace him with a professional diplomat,” he added. demanded the request which was also supported by deputies Cristian Ritondo, Sabrina Ajmechet, Gerardo Cipolini, Soher El Sukaria, Mercedes Joury, Ana Clara Romero, Pablo Torello, Francisco Sánchez, María Sotolano, Virginia Cornejo, Karina Bachey, Lidia Inés Ascárate and Karina Banfi.

Mariano Caucinspecialist in international relations and former ambassador to Israel and Costa Rica, for his part declared to this media that “It is another Kirchneriste ambassador acting as a representative of the country to which he is accredited who instead of defending the Argentine interest, he defends that of (Nicolás) Maduro.”

Caucino added: “There is a court order that must be respected. Laborde confuses his role. The main problem is that he should not have been named there. She represents Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and she demonstrated this when last week she received various representatives of the Venezuelan government who had harshly criticized President Alberto Fernández, at the headquarters of the Argentine Embassy.

Fernando Strafacesecretary general of the government of the city of Buenos Aires and main adviser to Horacio Rodríguez Larreta in foreign relations, also pointed out on his Twitter account that the former mayor of Avellaneda and Argentine representative in Parlasur “it’s another upside down ambassador” because he considered that “in addition to the lack of professionalism for the exercise of the function, predominates in certain political ambassadors a “drive to be loved in the country of destination”, which reverses the exercise of the function”.

Some Together for Change legislators expressed similar views, such as Fernando Iglesiaswho quoting the note he published Infobae He wrote on this social network that “the madness is total”.

Waldo Wolff said: “Inadmissible the carnal relationship with a country that has just ignored the attack on the AMIA. The foreign policy of our @CancilleríaARG is a scandal.”

Miguel Angel Pickettoof Republican Peronism and current Auditor General of the Nation, argued: “New nonsense from Oscar Laborde, Argentine Ambassador to Venezuela, who criticized the Argentine justice for the issue of the Iranian-Venezuelan plane. Laborde, a member of the Communist Party, now in the ranks of the government, is a Chavista militant. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs should ask for his resignation.

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