Luisa Ortega Díaz

[1] A proponent of the Chavismo ideology,[2][3] Ortega Díaz was fired as Prosecutor General on 5 August 2017 by the Supreme Tribunal of Justice and the Constituent National Assembly (ANC) promoted by Nicolás Maduro, following a breaking with the Maduro government as a result of the 2017 Venezuelan constitutional crisis in the context of the crisis in Venezuela.[4] This dismissal was rejected by the opposition-led National Assembly of Venezuela, arguing that only that institution had the power to carry out said removal according to the Constitution, and cataloging the Prosecutor as the only legitimate authority of the Public Ministry.[6] She was Prosecutor General under Nicolás Maduro when arrest warrants and indictments were issued against opposition leader Leopoldo López.[13][14] Tarek William Saab, the replacement Prosecutor General appointed by the Constituent Assembly, stated on 16 August 2017 that Ortega and her husband, German Ferrer, operated an extortion group.[16] In late August 2017, Maduro said he was seeking an international arrest warrant for both Ortega and her husband because they had been involved in serious crimes.
Spanish namesurnameProsecutor General of VenezuelaJulián Isaías Rodríguez DiazTarek William SaabValle de la PascuaGuáricoVenezuelaBogotáAlma materUniversity of CaraboboLawyerChavismoSupreme Tribunal of JusticeConstituent National AssemblyNicolás Maduro2017 Venezuelan constitutional crisiscrisis in VenezuelaNational Assembly of VenezuelaConstitutionSupreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela in exileCaraboboCaracasUniversidad Santa MaríaAndrés Bello Catholic UniversityVenezolana de TelevisiónLeopoldo Lópezdemocracy in VenezuelaNational Constituent AssemblyGovernment of VenezuelaMaría Lourdes AfiuniDeutsche WelleThe Globe and MailReutersAl JazeeraThe Daily Telegraph