THE US MILITARY ATTACK ON VENEZUELA,AND THE ALLEGED “ZIONIST TINT”

Majlis Perundingan Pertubuhan Islam Malaysia (Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organizations) – MAPIM
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MAPIM’S POSITION
ON THE ABDUCTION OF PRESIDENT NICOLÁS MADURO,
THE US MILITARY ATTACK ON VENEZUELA,
AND THE ALLEGED “ZIONIST TINT”

Official Position Statement

Majlis Perundingan Pertubuhan Islam Malaysia
(Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organizations)
MAPIM

MAPIM takes serious note of developments in Venezuela following the reported large-scale military attack on Caracas by the United States, which allegedly resulted in the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.

MAPIM further notes that Venezuela’s Supreme Court subsequently designated Vice President Delcy Rodríguez as interim president to ensure administrative continuity and to establish a National Defense Council in response to what has been described as an unprecedented act of external military aggression.

1. ON SOVEREIGNTY AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

MAPIM reiterates its principled position that:
The forcible removal or abduction of a sitting head of state by a foreign power constitutes a grave violation of the United Nations Charter

The use of large-scale military force against a sovereign state without international mandate is unlawful aggression
Allegations, including claims related to narcotics or security, do not provide legal justification for unilateral military intervention

The reported deployment of over 150 aircraft in the attack on Caracas represents a level of force that cannot be characterized as law enforcement, but rather as military coercion aimed at regime change.

2. ON THE STATUS OF PRESIDENT MADURO
   MAPIM takes note of the Venezuelan government’s position, as articulated by interim President Delcy Rodríguez, that President Nicolás Maduro remains the sole legitimate president of Venezuela, and that his detention outside Venezuelan territory is illegal under both domestic and international law.

MAPIM supports calls for the immediate release of President Maduro and his wife and urges that any disputes concerning Venezuela’s leadership be addressed solely through constitutional and peaceful mechanisms determined by the Venezuelan people.

3. ON THE CLAIM OF A “ZIONIST TINT”
   MAPIM notes the public statement by interim President Delcy Rodríguez describing the US military action as carrying a “Zionist tint,” implying possible involvement, coordination, or influence by Israeli regime actors in the operation.

MAPIM’s position is as follows:

■Any foreign involvement in an act of aggression against Venezuela must be independently investigated and transparently established
■The use of military force to secure control over natural resources, particularly oil, mirrors patterns seen in other regions, including the Middle East
■The international community must distinguish clearly between legitimate criticism of state policies and unlawful collective targeting of peoples or nations
■MAPIM emphasizes that Zionism as a political project, not Jewish identity or faith, has been associated historically with militarized expansion, resource control, and disregard for international law, particularly in Palestine. Any proven coordination of such practices beyond the Middle East would represent a deeply troubling globalization of impunity.

4. ON GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS
   MAPIM views the attack on Venezuela as part of a wider erosion of the international legal order, where:

●Military power increasingly replaces diplomacy
●Sovereignty of Global South nations is treated as conditional
●Regime change is normalized under shifting pretexts
●Such actions set dangerous precedents that threaten all developing nations, regardless of ideology, geography, or alignment.

5. MAPIM’S CALL TO ACTION
   MAPIM calls upon:

●The United Nations to initiate an urgent, independent investigation into the legality of the military operation and the detention of President Maduro

●Multilateral bodies including ASEAN, OIC, and the Non-Aligned Movement to reject unilateral military interventions and defend sovereign equality

●All states to oppose the normalization of abduction, extraterritorial detention, and forced regime change
●The international community to uphold international law consistently, without exception or selectivity

CONCLUSION

MAPIM stands firmly for sovereignty, legality, and justice.

The abduction of a president, the bombing of a capital city, and the open pursuit of regime change cannot be normalized under any narrative. The world must choose between a future governed by law or one ruled by force.

MAPIM aligns itself with the principles of international law, the right of peoples to self-determination, and resistance to all forms of imperial domination, whether in Palestine, Latin America, or elsewhere.

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Mohd Azmi Abdul Hamid
President MAPIM