Open Letter from the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the U.S. http://venezuela-us.org/2011/10/24/open-letter-from-the-embassy-of-the-bolivarian-republic-of-venezuela-to-the-u-s/ 

Media speculation has led to some confusion about the case of Mr. López in recent weeks, particularly after he brought his case to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR). On October 17, the IACHR recommended lifting the sanctions against Mr. López, but Venezuela’s Supreme Court ruled on October 18 that the IACHR decision is “unenforceable” because it contradicts national law. In its ruling, the Supreme Court pointed out that the IACHR does not have international jurisdiction and cannot enforce decisions that are not in accordance with the national constitutions of States.
 
In this instance, the Supreme Court concluded, the IACHR decision would have contradicted not only the Venezuelan constitution, but also anti-corruption treaties signed by Venezuela such as the 1996 Inter-American Convention Against Corruption and the 2003 UN Convention Against Corruption.Just one day after Venezuela’s Supreme Court ruled that it could not uphold the IACHR decision, the U.S. weighed in, publicly backing the IACHR decision. A U.S. government spokesperson said Venezuela should accept the decision in order to honor its international commitments, but as Caracas had pointed out, doing so would in fact have been a violation of the multilateral conventions to which Venezuela belongs.
 
In a response to the U.S. statements, Venezuela’s Foreign Ministry rejected Washington’s “unacceptable disregard for the constitutional order of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.” As you can see, much ink has been spilled over the López case. At least in part, the reason the case has garnered so much undue attention is that Mr. López has unimpeded access to the media and to the institutions that allow him to assert his human rights. This has allowed him – and his political campaign – to generate some interest at the international stage.But the distortions and inaccuracies are at the same time evidence of an ever increasing push to demonize Venezuela’s democracy in the U.S. media.
 

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