Venezuela said Monday it will not allow
the Organization of American States to send observers to monitor December 6
legislative elections seen as crucial for country's leftist government. The
OAS's secretary-general Luis Almagro has pushed repeatedly to have observers
monitor the elections, amid opposition fears the government might resort to
fraud to retain control of the Congress. But German Saltron, the Venezuelan
government's representative on human rights issues, rejected the OAS's bid to
send observers. "Venezuela has no
confidence in the OAS," Saltron said on the sidelines of a meeting of
organization's Human Rights Commission. "The OAS has certified coup
d'etats, electoral fraud, and dictatorships. The OAS is not reliable," he
said. More… 
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Venezuela says no to OAS election observers
Venezuela said Monday it will not allow
the Organization of American States to send observers to monitor December 6
legislative elections seen as crucial for country's leftist government. The
OAS's secretary-general Luis Almagro has pushed repeatedly to have observers
monitor the elections, amid opposition fears the government might resort to
fraud to retain control of the Congress. But German Saltron, the Venezuelan
government's representative on human rights issues, rejected the OAS's bid to
send observers. "Venezuela has no
confidence in the OAS," Saltron said on the sidelines of a meeting of
organization's Human Rights Commission. "The OAS has certified coup
d'etats, electoral fraud, and dictatorships. The OAS is not reliable," he
said. More… 
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