Dmitrii Novikov: “Stripping of Guaidó’s immunity is necessary for the purity of the trial”

First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Dmitrii Novikov commented on stripping of parliamentary immunity of the Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó noting that it is necessary for the purity of the trial, as a result of which the politician may not be entitled to hold a public office in Venezuela for 15 years
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First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Dmitrii Novikov

“There are a lot of issues regarding the compliance with tax legislation by Guaidó. And all these issues concerning non-payment of taxes, failure to comply with the prescriptions of various authorities, illegal departure from the country are the grounds for a very thorough investigation,” Dmitrii Novikov Novikov Dmitry Georgievich Novikov
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According to the parliamentarian, Guaidó, in particular, may not be entitled to hold a public office in Venezuela for 15 years as a result of the trial.

“But in order for the judicial procedure to be clean, the issue of parliamentary immunity, which Guaidó received as a result of the elections to the Venezuelan parliament, shall be resolved,” said Novikov.

Earlier, leader of the Venezuelan opposition, Speaker of the Parliament Juan Guaidó, who proclaimed himself President of Venezuela, was stripped parliamentary immunity by the decision of the Constituent National Assembly of Venezuela.