The National Court denies the release of 'El Pollo' Carvajal due to the risk of flight

MADRID, 4 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Criminal Chamber of the National Court has rejected the request for the release of the former head of Venezuelan Intelligence Hugo 'El Pollo' Carvajal due to the "obvious" risk of flight, something that if it occurs would prevent his delivery to the United States, where he is claimed for crimes that in Spain are equivalent to belonging to a criminal organization or belonging to or collaborating with a terrorist organization and drug trafficking in its aggravated form.

In their order, collected by Europa Press, the magistrates reject Carvajal's request last week in which he demanded his release, alluding to the order of March 25 that agreed to suspend the execution of the extradition order under the Article 39 of the regulations of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and in which the risk of flight from two years ago cannot be assessed with the current situation.