"This is done so that the Office of the Prosecutor of the court in The Hague learned about the facts and situations that could be crimes within the competence of this court, such as ordering of murders, enforced deportations or relocation, illegal imprisonment or detention, torture, persecution of certain groups or collectives and enforced disappearance of people," a statement on the website of Ivan Duque read.
Venezuela has been experiencing a period of political instability amid the drastic economic situation in the country. Protests have erupted across the country as a result, with the latest breaking out in April after the country's Supreme Court tried to take over legislative powers from the opposition-controlled National Assembly. The top court reversed the ruling but the step did not stop the mass demonstrations.
In May, Maduro announced his decision to call the National Constituent Assembly, which was regarded by the opposition as an attempted coup. This resulted in an escalation of the already aggravated tensions and led to the deaths of over 90 people.
