Venezuela issues arrest warrant for Argentina president over plane 'theft'

CARCAS: Venezuela's highest court, Supreme Tribunal of Justice, on Monday approved a warrant for the arrest of Argentina's Prez Javier Milei, a vocal critic and ideological rival of counterpart Nicolas Maduro. The warrant was issued over the "theft" of a Venezuelan plane seized in Buenos Aires for alleged sanctions violations. But it is only symbolic as Milei is unlikely to set foot in this country, where the warrant applies.
The cargo plane owned by Venezuelan company Emtrasur was confiscated after landing in Argentina in June 2022.An Argentine judge then granted a request to the US to seize the plane on grounds that laws were broken when Iran sold it to Venezuela. Both countries are under US sanctions.
Warrants were also issued for Argentina's security minister and the presidential advisor. Milei and his ministers stand accused of crimes including aggravated robbery, unlawful detention and "unlawful interference with the operational safety of civil aviation."