ILLEGAL ACTIONS AGAINST Venezuela:THE United States IS ACTING AS A PIRATE STATE

Majlis Perundingan Pertubuhan Islam Malaysia (Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organizations) – MAPIM
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PRESS STATEMENT
21st December 2025

ILLEGAL ACTIONS AGAINST Venezuela:
THE United States IS ACTING AS A PIRATE STATE

Kuala Lumpur | [For Immediate Release]

The MAPIM strongly condemns the latest illegal and unilateral actions taken by the United States against the sovereign state of Venezuela. These actions, which include coercive economic measures, asset seizures, and extra-territorial sanctions, constitute a blatant violation of international law and amount to state-level piracy.

Piracy, in its essence, is the unlawful seizure of property through force or coercion outside any legitimate legal framework. When a powerful state confiscates the assets of another nation, blocks its lawful trade, or punishes third parties for engaging in legitimate economic relations, it abandons the rule of law and embraces economic warfare.

The United States has no mandate under international law to act as judge, jury, and enforcer over other sovereign nations. These actions are neither authorised by the United Nations nor grounded in universally accepted legal processes. They set a dangerous precedent where might replaces right and coercion replaces diplomacy.

MAPIM emphasises that Venezuela’s internal political or economic challenges do not justify external plunder or collective punishment. Sanctions and coercive measures imposed on an entire population violate fundamental human rights, undermine social stability, and exacerbate humanitarian suffering. History has shown repeatedly that such actions do not promote democracy or peace, they deepen crises and prolong conflict.

If the international community allows this behaviour to continue unchecked, no nation is safe. Today it is Venezuela. Tomorrow it may be any country that refuses to submit to unilateral domination. Normalising such conduct erodes the foundations of a rules-based international order and pushes the world toward instability and chaos.

MAPIM calls upon the United Nations, regional blocs, civil society organisations, and the Global South to reject this dangerous trend of unilateral coercion. Sovereignty must be respected. International law must be upheld. Global governance must be based on justice, equality, and mutual respect, not intimidation and plunder.

Silence in the face of such actions is complicity. The world must choose between upholding international law or surrendering to a predatory order where power legitimises theft.

Mohd Azmi Abdul Hamid
President
Majlis Perundingan Pertubuhan Islam Malaysia (MAPIM)