Venezuela Investigates Possible Human Trafficking in Case of Baseball Players Seeking Asylum in Barcelona

Venezuela Investigates Possible Human Trafficking in Case of Baseball Players Seeking Asylum in Barcelona

Through a press release, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Sports Ministry of Venezuela announced that the Venezuelan government has initiated an investigation to determine whether there is a “human trafficking scheme” behind the case of baseball players who requested asylum in a police station in Barcelona, Spain. The statement, issued on Wednesday, April 2, states that according to the information disseminated by the Spanish media, these…

The Spanish Red Cross provides shelter and attention to 19 Venezuelan athletes, who identified themselves as baseball players and applied for asylum in Spain. The young people arrived in the country to participate in matches, but face a precarious situation. On Thursday, the group, which includes two minors, went to a police station in Barcelona to start the procedure. Sources of the organization confirmed that they are being treated at the “pha…

The authorities of the Iberian nation describe the case as “rare” and continue to study the petition

The Spanish government sees dubious elements in the asylum request filed in Barcelona by 19 young Venezuelan baseball players, which the police are investigating. The Spanish government delegate in the region of Catalonia, Carlos Prieto, indicated in a press conference this Friday that "there are slightly dubious elements." "It's a dubious case" given some of the statements recorded, he noted, without specifying why, and recalled that the police…

The Spanish government appreciates "disputed elements" in the asylum petition filed in Barcelona by 18 baseball players from a Venezuelan team, which the Police investigates. The Spanish government delegate in the region of Catalonia, Carlos Prieto, said this Friday at a press conference that "there are somewhat doubtful elements." "It is a doubtful case" because of some of the statements recorded, he pointed out, without specifying why, and rec…

The Spanish government appreciates "disputed elements" in the asylum petition filed in Barcelona by 18 baseball players from a Venezuelan team, which the Police investigates. The Spanish government delegate in the region of Catalonia, Carlos Prieto, said this Friday at a press conference that "there are a bit doubtful elements", refers the note of [...] The entry Spanish government sees "disputed elements" in the asylum petition of 18 Venezuelan…