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Government's threat to recognise Guaido as president was an attempt to ‘coerce a foreign head of state,’ Court of Appeal hears
Opposition leader Juan Guaido, center, joins health workers gathering to honour their colleagues who have died of Covid-19 in Caracas, Venezuela
THE British government’s threat to recognise Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as his country’s president was an attempt to “coerce a foreign head of state,” the Court of Appeal heard today.
The allegation was made amid a continuing legal battle over the Bank of England’s refusal to hand over to Caracas $1 billion (£800 million) in Venezuelan gold that is held in the bank’s vaults.
Lawyers for the board of the Venezuelan Central Bank (BCV), appointed by elected President Nicolas Maduro, accused the government of recognising the self-proclaimed leader “to achieve regime change in Venezuela.”
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