{"id":14080,"date":"2023-11-14T19:50:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T19:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=14080"},"modified":"2023-11-14T19:51:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T19:51:00","slug":"guyana-presents-evidence-of-venezuelan-military-aggression-to-icj-seeks-halt-to-december-3-referendum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-presents-evidence-of-venezuelan-military-aggression-to-icj-seeks-halt-to-december-3-referendum\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Presents Evidence of Venezuelan Military Aggression to ICJ, Seeks Halt to December 3 Referendum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>In a crucial development at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Guyana&#8217;s legal representative, Paul Reichler, presented evidence of military aggression by Venezuela and called on the court to urgently implement provisional measures, including halting the upcoming December 3 referendum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reichler argued that Venezuela&#8217;s referendum is a crucial part of its plan to breach international obligations, particularly the rejection of the 1899 arbitral award, disregard for the ICJ, and the annexation of Guyana&#8217;s Essequibo region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized that the referendum is a clear indication of Venezuela&#8217;s intentions and poses a serious threat to Guyana&#8217;s territorial integrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Radha-Reichler-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The legal representative went through each question in the December 3 referendum, providing statements from the Venezuelan government demonstrating their intent to ignore the ICJ to the detriment of Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Reichler presented written statements, videos, and audio recordings showing Venezuela&#8217;s military aggression, including the construction of an airstrip intended as a logistical support point for the development of Essequibo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the ongoing military preparations, Reichler reminded the court of its jurisdiction and the opportunity to prevent the intended annexations, as they have not yet taken place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted Guyana&#8217;s contrasting approach, asserting that Guyana has taken no action to disrespect the court, and instead seeks provisional measures to prevent irreparable harm to its national territory, particularly the Essequibo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Radha-Reichler-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This development marks a critical juncture in the ongoing dispute between Guyana and Venezuela, with Guyana actively seeking legal recourse to protect its sovereignty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a crucial development at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Guyana&#8217;s legal representative, Paul Reichler, presented evidence of military aggression by Venezuela and called on the court to urgently&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14083,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,351,359],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics","category-top-picks"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14080"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14084,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14080\/revisions\/14084"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}