Costa Rica's government says it has cancelled the asylum given to a leading Venezuelan opposition figure, after he gave a controversial speech in the US.
Union leader Carlos Ortega requested asylum last year, saying he faced persecution in Venezuela.
Last week he reportedly told a meeting in Miami, Florida, that he would return to Venezuela to work clandestinely to remove the government of Hugo Chavez.
Costa Rica said this speech violated the terms of Mr Ortega's asylum.
"In the judgement of the Costa Rican government, the statements made by this asylum holder are decidedly contradictory to the spirit of political asylum, and to his responsibilities as a recipient of asylum," the foreign ministry said in a press statement.
BBC article
Union leader Carlos Ortega requested asylum last year, saying he faced persecution in Venezuela.
Last week he reportedly told a meeting in Miami, Florida, that he would return to Venezuela to work clandestinely to remove the government of Hugo Chavez.
Costa Rica said this speech violated the terms of Mr Ortega's asylum.
"In the judgement of the Costa Rican government, the statements made by this asylum holder are decidedly contradictory to the spirit of political asylum, and to his responsibilities as a recipient of asylum," the foreign ministry said in a press statement.
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Mr. Ortega was one of the major 2002 coup leaders and organizer in the strikes that followed in an attempt to ruin the Venezuelan economy.
Notice he went to Miami. If he truly goes back to Venezuela, he'd better lie very low, as he's wanted for treason, and I don't think claiming publicly that he'll work to clandestinely overthrow the government will work in his favor (except in Miami).
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Update 6:00 pm: What I've read has been a bit misleading, or else I didn't read it carefully. At any rate, Ortega was in Miami when he made the comments that are getting him booted from Costa Rica. However, Mr. Ortega has not yet left the country. His attorney is saying he rejects the "invitation" to leave. Stay tuned.
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