Venezuela: US capture of Maduro in Hitler gestapo fashion could trigger coups, anarchy – Idam

Activist lawyer, Maduabuchi Idam, on Sunday accused the United States, US, of resorting to a Hitler gestapo fashion in arresting Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro.

Warning that US arrest of Maduro should not be endorsed by world leaders, Idam said it could trigger a dangerous precedence which would open the “door to coups, anarchy, and violations of territorial sovereignty.”

US President, Donald Trump had announced the capture of Maduro and his wife in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela.

They have since been flown to the US to face drugs related charges.

However, Idam noted that Trump is often adjudged to be abrasive and, brutish, “almost warlord-like, despite having no military experience or background. Yet, like many others, I remain a fan, perhaps drawn by his dark political seduction.”

In a statement he signed, Idam said: “Tough leaders are often admired even when they are cited as bad examples. Reason, figures such as Muammar Gaddafi, Idi Amin, and Saddam Hussein continue to be revered in some quarters, and stories about them attract more readership than those about gentler leaders. Even today, Goodluck Jonathan remains comparatively unpopular when measured against General Sani Abacha.

“President Trump’s latest outing in Venezuela; for invading the (sovereign) nation in a Hitler’s gestapo fashion and arresting and transporting her (elected ) leader to his home country USA— remains the height of power blazing if not suppression or oppression.

“Admittedly, the United States of America is often regarded within the international system as a de facto “world policeman,” capable of exerting influence over other member states of the United Nations and imposing penal or economic sanctions where necessary.

“However, to physically enter another sovereign state, arrest a sitting president, and transport that leader to the United States is an action that does not enjoy broad endorsement even within the United Nations itself. Such conduct would run contrary to Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, which provides that all Members shall refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.

“Therefore, any such action, if left unchecked, would pose a grave danger to other sovereign states within the United Nations system. Whatever the alleged crimes of President Maduro may be, they can lawfully await the end of his tenure.

“Alternative measures such as economic or diplomatic sanctions remain available to the US, but neither his deposition nor his arrest while in office accords with established principles of international law.

“In light of the above, the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro vide US military action as claimed by President Trump should not receive public endorsement; otherwise, it could set a dangerous precedent, opening the door to coups, anarchy, and violations of territorial sovereignty.”