Two days after EL TIEMPO exclusively revealed that part of Álex Saab’s family moved from Caracas to Moscow, halfway through the final stretch of the definition of his extradition to the United States, the Barraquillero defense ruled on the matter.
Sources in Caracas and documents in possession of this newspaper confirm that the Italian model Camilla Fabri, Saab’s wife, was in Colombia before the start of the pandemic and traveled to Venezuela by private plane. Moreover, he has remained in that country ever since Saab recording (June 12, 2020) until a few weeks ago, when he traveled to Russia with other people.
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The information was reproduced by both Colombian and international media, where the transfer to Russia is linked to the legal situation of Saab, who has been detained in Cape Verde for 8 months, pending a decision on the merits before March 11 on his extradition to the United States or his freedom.
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In communication with EL TIEMPO, Saab’s defense pointed out that Saab and his family’s relationship with Russia is labor.
Nicolás Maduro appointed Saab as its plenipotentiary ambassador to Africa in December to grant him immunity.
‘Labor nexus’
Indeed, just as the regime has admitted that Saab was its representative and ‘special envoy’ to the Iranian government, for the procurement of gasoline, medicine and food, in the case of Russia it is only spoken of in terms of business.
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As for Mr Saab’s family, contrary to the impression given by some Colombian publications, Mr Saab’s family did not “just” move to Moscow, “he says.
He adds: “As Mr Saab’s work has brought him to Russia for a longer period of time since 2018, his family also lives with him between Moscow and Caracas. His youngest daughter was born in Moscow in January 2020”.
Last piece?
And while Saab’s work in Russia is not specified, it is emphasized “Right now, the whole family is focused on achieving his release and highlighting the injustice and mistreatment he has suffered over the past 8 months by the Cape Verde authorities.”
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Saab himself has said that he sees himself as a target of the United States and that what he describes as the judicial violation in his case is due to political motives from the United States and some of its ‘regional cronies’ to Maduro to weaken. .
In this regard, Cape Verde has made it known that Saab is neither a diplomat for them, nor has the immunity required by its defense against CedeaoMoreover, the case has served judicial time and is now in the hands of the Supreme Court, after the Court of Appeal has granted free access to extradition.
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In the United States, he faces a lawsuit for money laundering of more than $ 350 million linked to the regime. For that country, however, Saab is an important part of the agreements between Maduro’s Venezuela and Turkey, Iran and Russia.
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