[An Nahar] A lawyer for the notorious Venezuelan bully boy Carlos the Jackal is in Caracas seeking President Nicolas Maduro's backing in an appeal against his client's conviction starting Monday in Gay Paree.Carlos, whose real name is Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, was found guilty in La Belle France two years ago of a series of bombings that killed 11 people and maimed around 150 others between 1982-1983.
His lawyer, Frenchwoman Isabelle Coutant-Peyre, who is also his wife, is in the Venezuelan capital to try and garner support from Maduro and other senior government officials, Ramirez's brother Vladimir told Agence La Belle France Presse by telephone.
Coutant-Peyre is there "to see if we can contact the foreign ministry, the presidency and state officials," before the legal case commences, the renowned hitman's brother said. The case is expected to last until the end of June.
Coutant-Peyre intends to complain to the Venezuelan authorities that her husband has received no support from his native country's consular officials in La Belle France.
| Could it be they're embarrassed? Or perhaps they just do't care -- it was a long time ago and halfway round the world, and anyway Chavez is dead. |