Rogue ex-PDVSA strike leaders to appeal court decisions

www.vheadline.com Posted: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 By: Robert Rudnicki

According to the lawyers of rebel Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) executives, for whom Control Court 50 issued arrest warrants following a request from the Attorney General's Office, their clients have instructed them to appeal against the court's decision. 

The lawyers insist that the Court's decision violates their clients' rights and the matter is now in the hands of the appeals court. 

One of the lawyers, Carlos Sanz, says that if the appeal is successful then Court 13 will be called upon to take action and declare all charges against the PDVSA strike leaders to be null and void. 

The appeals court now has three days to consider if the appeal is admissible, and if it is, it will have another ten days to reach a final decision.