Overview
- Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said Nicolás Maduro filed the request on Friday with the Supreme Court, framing the case as treason tied to recent public remarks by López.
- Rodríguez cited Article 130 of the Constitution and the Ley Orgánica Libertador Simón Bolívar as the legal basis for the petition.
- She announced that the Foreign Ministry and SAIME will immediately begin procedures to annul López’s passport, without specifying a timeline for completion.
- The filing also accuses López of promoting an economic blockade and calling to kill Venezuelans in coordination with foreign governments, allegations reported without a response from him.
- López, who has lived in Spain since 2020, recently told CNN there is a need to exert pressure by force and told EFE that action should advance to targets inside Venezuela; his party and he have not publicly commented on the case.