Venezuela Expelled The U.s. Consul in Miami

Venezuela expelled the U.S. consul in Miami

Venezuela expelled the U.S. consul general in Miami after it was released claiming that he had discussed the possibility of cyber attacks on U.S. government computers when he was at the Embassy of Venezuela in Mexico.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Sunday that Livia says Acosta persona non grata Noguera diplomatic and gave until Tuesday to leave the country.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Toner said Friday the Venezuelan government was informed decisions, which Noguera gave 72 hours to leave the country, according to normal diplomatic procedures.

Toner will not discuss the reasons for expulsion, but said it was done in accordance with Article 23 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. According to this article, the state ordered the expulsion is not required to explain his decision.

There was no immediate reaction from the Venezuelan government.

The expulsion followed an FBI investigation into the allegations contained in a documentary that aired in December, the Spanish language network Univision.

According to the documentary film “Iran Threat,” Acosta has discussed the possible cyber attacks against the U.S. government when he was assigned to the Venezuelan embassy in Mexico.

The documentary is based on the recorded conversation with him and other Venezuelan officials. Program said they were involved in the case of diplomatic missions in Cuba and Iran.

Univision, which cites the audio and video is a student at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), said Acosta find information on servers in the U.S. nuclear power plant.

After delivery of the documentary, the State Department said the charges were “very worrying” and said the FBI spokesman has opened an investigation matter.

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said “this is the right step to take against the Venezuelan Consul General in Miami and highlight the threat of Iranian influence in Latin America”.

In a statement issued on Sunday, Ros-Lehtinen added that “this government should be more proactive and face a serious threat by Iran’s activities in the area, and this is a step in that direction.”