Venezuelan ombudsman detained, interrogated in Mexico

The People's Ombudsman of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, denounced that he suffered a "migratory aggression" in the airport of Mexico City, due to influence from the United States.

According to Saab, the "totally unbecoming cooperation" of the Migration Office of Mexico with the United States came in the form of his detention and questioning when entering Mexico, and he linked the incident to the revocation of his visa to the U.S.

The Mexican immigration authorities explained that there was "a level one immigration alert generated by U.S.' Interpol" on his name, which meant that he had to be interrogated.

After questioning, the Mexican authorities "did not hesitate" in allowing his entry to the country, said Saab in a telephone call to the Venezuelan state television.

Saab added that he was treated "politely" by the Mexican immigration authorities, although the ambassador of Venezuela, Hugo García, will submit a "formal note of protest".

Saab remarked that "this action is completely offensive to the international law" and the position he holds in the meeting of national human rights authorities of the Americas, to be held in Yucatán on Monday.

He insisted that he believed that "this  unworthy police action" is linked to the revocation of his entry visa for the U.S. in 2001, when he was a lawmaker and in charge of then president Hugo Chávez (1999-2013) Foreign Policy Committee.