Venezuelan opposition chief and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado won’t attend Wednesday’s award ceremony in Oslo, representatives from her political get together informed NCS.
Under persecution from Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s authorities, Machado has been dwelling in hiding since final 12 months and her present whereabouts are unknown.
“We confirm that she will not attend the Nobel ceremony, but we are optimistic about her participation in the rest of the day’s events,” her representatives stated.
Machado’s daughter will settle for the prize and ship a speech on her mom’s behalf, in response to the Norwegian Nobel Institute.
An announcement from organizers appeared to recommend that whereas Machado won’t make it to the ceremony, she might be in Oslo in some unspecified time in the future, saying the Nobel Peace Prize laureate had “done everything in her power to attend today’s ceremony” however that “her journey involved extreme danger.”
The assertion added, ” Although she will be unable to attend the ceremony or immediately’s occasions, we’re deeply relieved to verify that she is secure and might be becoming a member of us in Oslo.”
Machado acquired the accolade for tirelessly promoting democratic rights in Venezuela and “for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee stated.
Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, stated in October that Machado’s attendance on the ceremony was up for debate.
“We always hope to have the laureate with us in Oslo, but this is a serious security situation which needs to be handled first,” Frydnes stated.