00:00In Venezuela, the lawyer community joined the wave of rejection and condemnation of the United States' illegal military aggression against the South American nation, also demanding the immediate release of President Nicolás Maduro and the First Lady and Deputy Celia Flores.
00:17From Caracas, our colleague Michelle Ramírez gives us the details.
00:25In the city of Caracas, more than 2,000 lawyers, judges, academics and justice system workers from Venezuela gathered to join voices condemning the United States' illegal military aggression against Venezuela on January 3rd.
00:38We strongly reject and condemn the military aggression carried out in the early morning of January 3rd, 2026, by the armed forces of the United States, against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela,
00:56which also included an incursion into national territory that led to bombings in several cities, including the city of Caracas.
01:14From a legal perspective, they defend international law and demand the immediate release of President Nicolás Maduro and the First Lady and Congresswoman Celia Flores, who were kidnapped by U.S. military forces.
01:26So I believe we are facing a duality.
01:29We are on the brink of disaster.
01:31And it is the vanguard of the Venezuelan people and the state that must drive the rebirth of international law with the immediate release of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Celia Flores.
01:44We will enforce the law.
01:46The law, then the truth.
01:48And then we will have the strength necessary to drive the reconstruction of public international law.
01:56They warn that the aggression perpetrated by Washington not only violates Venezuela's sovereignty, but also sets a dangerous precedent for international security by violating essential principles such as legality, justice and respect among nations.
02:13We would be entering an era where the law of the jungle prevails, the law of the strongest.
02:23If I can remove the president of a country, using technological resources and threats, and I can do so against the will of their people, we would be entering into a lawsuit with unthinkable consequences for international security.
02:45In addition, they highlight the historical heroism of President Nicolás Maduro as a symbol of resistance on a global level.
02:56For an illegal kidnapping that has made him a symbol of resistance against fascism and imperialism, Nicolás Maduro Moros is today, together with Celia Flores, the global symbol of resistance, loyalty, and courage.
03:14They had to come up with a disproportionate force because he did not sell out, he did not give in.
03:21And when people talk about loyalty in the world, they will talk about Nicolás Maduro as a strong man, loyal to the people of Venezuela and to the legacy of Commander Chávez.
03:32This sector proposed the creation of special legal commission to bring the message of Venezuelan people to international forums, demanding the relief of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Celia Flores, as well as the cessation of aggression and threats from Washington.
03:51In the camera of Jesus Romero, Michel Ramirez from Caracas, Venezuela.
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