France backs call for ICC to investigate Venezuela

France has backed a call for the International Criminal Court to investigate allegations of human-rights abuses by the Venezuelan government. "France believes that the efforts of the International Criminal Court are capable of establishing the facts that have led to this crisis and thus contribute to finding a solution," a statement by President Emmanuel Macron's office said on Saturday evening. Paris is "deeply worried" by the situation there and called on President Nicolas Maduro's government to open dialogue with the opposition, it went on. The foreign ministers of Canada, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay and Peru on Wednesday announced that they had written to the court calling for an investigation into "crimes against humanity". More…