US urged to end detention of Venezuelan Special Envoy

By UN News

Sep 27, 2023 7:25 am

The United States must end 'the prolonged pre-trial detention' of Alex Nain Saab Morán, a Venezuelan Special Envoy who was arrested in 2020 and extradited to the US on money laundering charges, UN independent human rights experts said on Wednesday.

They called for his immediate release and for the US 'to comply with its obligations under international law...and drop all charges against him.'

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The United States must end 'the prolonged pre-trial detention' of Alex Nain Saab Morán, a Venezuelan Special Envoy who was arrested in 2020 and extradited to the US on money laundering charges, UN independent human rights experts said on Wednesday.

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