But, but, but... who made this scale model who is incorrect?

"But, who made this scale model who is incorrect? A Venezuelan?"
- Germán Saltrón

That was one of the "defense" words of this Venezuelan foreign ministry official who deals with international human rights groups, in reference to the acts of April, 11. His words were implying that behind the opposition, the hand of a foreigner who doesn't know Caracas made this model.

"Turned away by Venezuelan courts, Romero and two other lawyers brought their case before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, a branch of the Organization of American States.

The IACHR will decide whether the Chávez government has purposefully dragged its feet on the case, as Romero argues, or, as government lawyers contend, is simply stymied by the complexities of investigating the chaotic events of April 12, 2002.

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Romero told The Miami Herald after the IACHR hearing that he built the model in 2003 for a Venezuelan Supreme Court hearing that never took place.

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"State Department resources were the motors of this plan," said Germán Saltrón, a Venezuelan foreign ministry official who deals with international human rights bodies. Washington has repeatedly denied those claims.

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Saltrón also criticized the IACHR, reiterating accusations -- repeatedly denied by the OAS -- that the IACHR had backed the coup through statements issued at the time."

Read the whole story here.

In Spanish:

"Saltrón acusó a Romero e Himiob de llevar una maqueta “incorrecta, aparentemente hecha por extranjeros” (de nuevo la xenofobia) ya que la posición del Palacio Blanco en la maqueta “era incorrecta”. Romero le explicó por que era correcta y Saltrón quedó, de nuevo, regañado ante la audiencia. El miembro de la Comisión Clare Roberts comentó que “cinco años parecía ser un tiempo excesivo para conducir una investigación que ni siquiera habia comenzado”.



DUH!!!