Antonio José Benavides Torres v Council of the European Union (T-35/19)

Judgment of 14 Jul 2021

law://eu/cjeu/2019/t-35-19/para_63@2026-11-13

63In addition, it must be stated that there was no change in the regime in power in Venezuela between the time when the applicant was General Commander of the Bolivarian National Guard and Chief of the Capital District Government and the time when he no longer held those positions. However, it is not apparent from the case file, nor does the applicant – who was questioned specifically on this point at the hearing – claim that he took the decision to cease holding his various public roles in response to the undermining of the rule of law and democracy in Venezuela, in order to distance himself from such actions (see, by analogy, judgments of 26 March 2019, Boshab and Others v Council, T‑582/17, not published, EU:T:2019:193, paragraph 152, and of 12 February 2020, Kande Mupompa v Council, T‑170/18, EU:T:2020:60, paragraph 131 (not published)).

Antonio José Benavides Torres v Council of the European Union (T-35/19)

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