Obama: U.S. Citizens in Venezuela Not a Spy

 

U.S. President, Barack Obama.

U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday (04/05/2013), said the Venezuelan government accusations against a US-based documentary filmmaker as a spy sent by Washington to destabilize the Venezuelan situation is an absurd accusation.

"The allegation that this person was a spy so unreasonable," Obama said in a television interview in San Jose, Costa Rica when present in the Central American summit.

"We will deal with this issue as we Americans deal with another U.S. citizen in legal problems abroad," Obama added.

Obama's statement came days after the Venezuelan government indicting documentary filmmaker Timothy Hallett Tracy had engaged in spying. However, Timothy said he was in Venezuela just to make a documentary.

Media reports said that Timothy had been working on the documentary since last year. Venezuelan security forces detained him at an airport near the capital Caracas from leaving the country.

Said attorney Timothy documentary projects that are being worked his client was linked to the political situation in Venezuela, especially during the presidential election three weeks ago that put Nicolas Maduro as a late replacement for Hugo Chavez.

However, the judge directed the U.S. government Caracas was linked to anti-government protest movement, known as "Operation Sovereignty".

The group is demanding more information related health conditions Hugo Chavez before he passed away in March.

Just like its predecessor, Nicolas Maduro also frequently accuses Washington tries to disrupt the oil-rich country.

Last month, Maduro accused two former ambassador to the U.S. was planning an assassination attempt himself before the presidential election April 14.

Two weeks earlier, two U.S. miluiter attache expelled from Venezuela on charges involving conspiracy to overthrow Venezuela.