New Venezuelan identified by US Department of Justice claims to have fought for Al Assad in Syria

At the end of May, a figure in Venezuelan political life who had remained in the shadows reappeared before public opinion. On May 27, in a digital memo from the United States Department of Justice(1), sternly marked “For Immediate Release,” it was reported that the charges of “narcoterrorism, drug trafficking, and weapons-related crimes » were in progress. about the former Venezuelan parliamentarian and current president of the Venezuelan-Arab Federation, Adel El Zabayar.

The official note highlights that “Adel El Zabayar allegedly worked with former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Moros and other senior Venezuelan officials to distribute cocaine and weapons in coordination with terrorist organizations.”

To these accusations, the person responded in a tweet: “It is an honor that the great enemies of my native country Venezuela and ancestral Syria, have “ARRESTED” me A LOT (2) by inventing so many insults. He means we are fine. Let's move forward, Syria and Venezuela will win. See what they accuse me of in the United States. And he continues to reproduce the message of the Department of Justice.

El Zabayar is another character of Arab origin, from the regime established by Chávez and pursued by Maduro, who has been linked to narcoterrorist organizations. The infamous list is headed by Tarek El Aisami, one of Maduro's current vice presidents, of Lebanese origin.

Former MP El Zabayar, unknown even to many of those who voted for him for his seat in the National Assembly, emerged from anonymity in 2013 after appearing in photographs during an alleged participation in a support armed with the Syrian regime.

On this occasion, he told the press that what was initially a family trip turned into an extended visit to fight in defense of Bashar Al Assad, and he took the opportunity to present Nicolas' support Maduro to the Syrian regime.
During his stay in Syria, El Zabayar said, he joined the “resistance brigades,” a kind of militia supporting the Syrian army, which he described as “very professional and very prepared, concerned with details like respect human rights “. . He testified to his actions by providing a series of personal photographs where he appears alongside “civilians” equipped with weapons and ammunition. Furthermore, he testified to the “normality” that reigned in Syria at that time, despite the ongoing civil war, although he agreed with the press on the figures provided by the UN of more than 100 thousand dead and two million refugees. , product of the conflict, but not before specifying that “the majority of the dead were terrorists”.

Shortly after, El Zabayar returned to the country, where he remained more or less in the shadows until May 27. On June 20, after learning the news of the accusations, El Zabayar declared in a tweet that he was ready to immolate himself, but this time for Venezuela, indicating that he would surrender to “his executioners” (the American authorities) in exchange for the lifting of sanctions weighing on the Maduro regime. “My life is nothing for the sacred country,” he wrote.

The memo released by the Department of Justice clearly identifies him as part of a conspiracy with Diosdado Cabello and the Cartel of the Suns, and the terrorist groups FARC (from Colombia), Hezbollah and Hamas. The note specifies his participation in the organization of terrorist activities against the United States and, in particular, the recruitment and selection of members of Hezbollah and Hamas in order to train people in Venezuela, to carry out attacks against American interests and in favor of the Cartel des Soleils.
U.S. law establishes, as noted in the aforementioned memo, that the charges in this allegation thus far are mere accusations and that El Zabayar is considered innocent until proven guilty. However, if proven, the charges carry a possible life sentence.

(1) https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-member-venezuelan-national-assembly-charged-narco-terrorism-drug-trafficking-and
(2) According to the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy: vulg. Come. Violent indignation.