Jan. 4 (UPI) -- The International Bar Association on Sunday expressed concerns over the United States military intervention in Venezuela, stating it "raises serious questions under international law."
The United States removed Venezuela's authoritarian president, Nicolas Maduro, and arrested his wife on Saturday in a clandestine military operation following months of speculation amid a U.S. military build in the region.
The Trump administration has framed its military action as a law enforcement operation as Maduro was indicted in the United States on narco-terrorism and drug conspiracy charges in 2020.
While Maduro's claim to the presidency has been challenged for years following widely disregarded elections, his arrest in Venezuela by the United States has drawn allegations, including from ally France, that his detainment is illegal under international law.
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