Resident Commissioner lambasted Cuba, Venezuela statement on Puerto Rico plebiscite.

Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner in Washington, Jenniffer González-Colón, lambasted the messages of the delegates of Venezuela and Cuba who sit at the United Nations Decolonization Committee, in regards to the Puerto Rico plebiscite. “I do not recognize the Cuban and Venezuelan delegations at the UN any moral authority to intervene in the Puerto Rico political debate, never mind evaluating the democratic process of last June 11 in our Island”, the congresswoman stated, adding that “if and when truly free and democratic elections are held in Cuba, and when human rights are respected in Venezuela and Maduro’s tyrannical abuse of his people ends, maybe then maybe they could have the moral standing to talk about electoral results in Puerto Rico “, Resident Commissioner said. More…