Venezuela consul to Aruba, Hugo Carvajal, arrested

[Marksman_91]

http://www.ultimasnoticias.com.ve/noticias/actualidad/sucesos/detienen-en-aruba-al-general-hugo-carvajal.aspx

HOY 12:28 AM | Eligio Rojas | ÚN.- En horas de la noche de este miércoles presuntamente fue detenido en Aruba el general Hugo Carvajal, quien fue jefe de la Dirección de Inteligencia Militar (DIM) desde el año 2004 hasta el 2009, revelo una fuente militar.


Carvajal fue nombrado cónsul de Venezuela en Aruba en enero pasado. Estados Unidos había solicitado la extradicion de Carvajal porque el Departamento del Tesoro asegura que presto "ayuda material" a las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Farc). Por esa razón el mencionado Departamento habia sancionado a Carvajal junto al también general Henry Rangel Silva y el capitán de Navio Ramon Rodriguez Chacin.

Basado en esa medida, EEUU supuestamente solicito a Holanda la extradicion del general Carvajal por ser Aruba un país que pertenece al Reino de los Paises Bajos, revelo el informante. Se desconoce si el militar venezolano ya fue trasladado a EEUU.

The gist is, the US requested the Netherlands to extradite Carvajal based on the fact that he was solicited for having given "material assistance" to FARC terrorists. Carvajal was named consul general for Aruba last January.

The corruption of the Chavista regime just keeps getting more and more exposure. I wonder what kind of juicy information they'll get out of Cavajal when he's extradited to the US.

[Bacchus4.0]

1. The corruption in that regime is unlimited. Looking forward to the story in Telesur/English n/t

[Marksman_91]

2. Other sources say he was actually arrested for drug trafficking

Supposedly the DEA has had dirt on him for a while now. And now when Carvajal is on foreign soil that's allied with the US, they were finally able to request his arrest. It's a tad weird, though. Didn't the regime fully know that Carvajal was requested by the DEA? Did they send him to Aruba with this previous knowledge in mind? Maybe it's they're way of trying to clean up their gabinet... Or maybe Maduro knows Carvajal is a close associate to Diosdado Cabello and is probably trying to get rid of him by incriminating him through third-party figures.

[Bacchus4.0]

3. yes, the charges have been around for months and also against Rangel Silva who was (still is?)

defense minister. Same charges as Carvaja, narcotrafficking and material support to the FARC.

[Marksman_91]

4. Whoo, boy, i can't wait to see what Carvajal has to say when he's interrogated

Maybe they'll offer him a deal, perhaps a reduced sentence if he confesses which other Chavista big-heads are involved in similar drug-trafficking/money laundering activities. A lot of people in the PSUV must be biting their nails hard right now.

[Bacchus4.0]

5. The US should do that just to embarrass and expose the corrupt chavista administration n/t

[Marksman_91]

6. Any Chavista supporters like to comment on this piece of news?

I know it's kind of hard to accept that the corrupt regimes you support have drug traffickers and money launderers in their high ranks, but you know what they say, the first step towards solving a problem is recognizing that there is one

[Bacchus4.0]

7. Nothing to lie about on this one so we won't hear anything n/t

[Marksman_91]

8. Immunity denied for Venezuelan Official Arrested in Drug Case

http://online.wsj.com/articles/venezuelan-arrested-in-drug-trafficking-case-to-claim-diplomatic-immunity-1406315275

A Venezuelan official arrested this week on the Caribbean island of Aruba will remain jailed awaiting possible U.S. extradition on drug-trafficking charges, after a judge Friday rejected his claims of diplomatic immunity.

Hugo Carvajal, a retired general who was a confidant to Venezuela's late President Hugo Chávez, was detained at the request of U.S. officials when he arrived Wednesday night at Aruba's airport. He was slated to become Venezuela's consular general on the island, which is part of the Netherlands.

Venezuela blasted the arrest and demanded his immediate release, arguing Mr. Carvajal enjoyed diplomatic immunity that protected him from arrest in Aruba. But the judge at his initial hearing sided with Aruban prosecutors who pointed out that Mr. Carvajal was yet to be officially recognized by Aruba or the Netherlands as the Venezuela's consular general, and as such held no special diplomatic privileges. Mr. Carvajal has denied U.S. accusations of wrongdoing.

I guess the next nation to temporarily break diplomatic ties with will be the Netherlands.

[Bacchus4.0]

9. they cut flights and oil shipments toAruba