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FAME AR MURRAY, CARACAS
ΤΟ RAJ BUNTEN, APA (G) HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
COPIED TO MRSS MARSDEN, HKD, FCO.
RAMIREZ CALLES, EX ACTING VENEZUELAN CONSUL-GENERAL IN HONG KONG
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1. YOUR T/L OF 14 AUGUST REFERS.
2. WE CAN PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION, PRESS REPORTS.
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ALL ON THE BASIS OF
A) RAMIREZ CALLES LEFT CARACAS AIRPORT (MAIQUETIA) FOR CURACAO
ON THURSDAY 2 AUGUST. SOME REPORTS SAY HE HAS MOVED TO CHILE. B) HE IS NOT EXPECTED TO RETURN TO VENEZUELA UNLESS LOCAL
CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE. (IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THOSE ACCUSED OF CRIMES, PARTICULARLY CORRUPTION CHARGES, TO SKIP THE COUNTRY).
C) RAMIREZ CALLES WAS THE SUBJECT OF A PROHIBITION ON HIS
LEAVING THE COUNTRY. BUT HE OBTAINED FROM PROVISIONAL JUDGE BELKIS ZAMORA LOPEZ A SUSPENSION OF THAT PROHIBITION UNDER THE 'AMPARO' LAW (ROUGH EQUIVALENT OF HABEAS CORPUS). THE BASIS ON WHICH THIS SUSPENSION WAS ISSUED IS NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION, AND IN PARTICULAR THE SPEED WITH WHICH RAMIREZ CALLES WAS ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. IT IS SAID THAT HE ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT IN THE JUDGE'S CAR. THE PRESS REPORTS MAKE NO REFERENCE TO BAIL: BAIL AS WE KNOW IT DOES NOT EXIST IN THE VENEZUELAN LEGAL SYSTEM.
D) WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT TRAVEL DOCUMENT RAMIREZ CALLES IS USING.
BUT NEW PASSPORTS ARE EASY TO COME BY IN VENEZUELA.
E) THE INVESTIGATING JUDGE'S REPORT ON THE RAMIREZ CALLES CASE, AND THE MANY ASSOCIATED MISDEADS IN DIEX, HAS BEEN PASSED ON TO A HIGHER COURT, THE SUPERIOR TRIBUNAL FOR THE SAFE- GUARDING OF THE PUBLIC HERITAGE. NO EARLY ACTION IS TO BE EXPECTED.
F) THE POSTAL ADDRESS FOR SR JIMENEZ IS:
POLICIA TECHNICA JUDICIAL
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