The Spain Chapter of the Constitutional Bloc of Venezuela denounced the logistical, temporal and geographical barriers imposed in the call for the nomination of representatives of civil society before the Judicial Nominations Committee.
The organization pointed out in a statement that the conditions established for the process indirectly violate the right to participation of Venezuelans residing abroad. This is because the call made on October 2 by the Preliminary Commission had a period of just seven days. Besides, It required the in-person and physical delivery of the files in Caracas following rigorous formal requirements.
Among the limitations, they recalled that the delivery of a copy of the extended identity card and apostilled titles is required. In this regard, they recalled that The Venezuelan identity card “can only be issued or renewed by the Saime within the national territory, while the Venezuelan consulates process passports, but not identity cards.”
The Constitutional Block considers that This modality generates a discriminatory effect that de facto makes the participation of the diaspora impossible.
Limitations to aspire to the Judicial Nominations Committee
Among the main limitations are the time periods granted to process documents such as apostilles and sworn translations from abroad. The Constitutional Block also mentions the geographical barrier that forces citizens to move to Venezuela. Added to this is the impossibility of processing the renewal of the identity card at the consulates.
On the other hand, they warn about the opacity in the evaluation criteria. As well as the lack of clarity about how the professional career acquired outside the country will be valued.
Due to this situation, the institution raises several demands that seek to correct the process. Among these, They ask to reject any exclusionary condition, extend the application deadlines, enable consular representations to receive files and create a secure electronic mechanism that allows digital applications and the monitoring of candidacies.
Likewise, they require the transparent publication of the selection criteria and the lists of those admitted and excluded. With this, they seek to guarantee the right to object established in the Constitution.
“A call of this nature must reflect the real diversity of Venezuelan society, including the community of Venezuelans who, for professional, economic, political or security reasons, currently reside outside the national territory,” the document indicates.
