The
National Court
has detained and has just released
Claudia Patricia Díaz Guillén,
who was a nurse for former Venezuelan President
Hugo Chávez,
and her husband
Adrián Velásquez.
Both are claimed by the
United States
for the commission of an alleged crime of money laundering.
The arrest has been carried out by the
Drugs and Organized Crime Unit (UDYCO)
and the
Economic and Fiscal Crime Unit (UDEF)
under the direction
of Investigative Court number 5
of the National Court.
It is not the first time that both have been arrested.
They were already arrested in 2018 after the Venezuelan embassy issued an order against them for illicit enrichment and criminal association, among other crimes.
The arrest of Díaz and her husband
took place at 10.15 am today in Madrid
and the National Court has decided to release them because "the measure of provisional imprisonment continues to be of an exceptional nature" although in this case the US "is exercising criminal actions" .
"In this case", argues the Investigating Court number 5, "in view of the personal, family and work circumstances concurrent in the people claimed, as well as the circumstances and relative gravity of the conduct for which they are claimed, it is appropriate to agree provisional release ".
In parallel, the Court obliges them, yes, to "ensure their availability before the judicial body" with
appearances before the court every 15 days
as well as the prohibition to leave Spain without judicial authorization.
For this reason, the withdrawal of their passports has been agreed.
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