Police post eviction notice on door of Venezuela embassy in Washington
- Activists from Code Pink, Popular Resistance and Answer Coalition have been living inside the embassy for weeks
Both sides had made themselves at home in recent weeks – with activists from Code Pink, Popular Resistance and Answer Coalition living inside the embassy since April 10, and pro-Guaido demonstrators guarding the building’s entrances since April 30.
It was not immediately clear which agency issued the eviction notices, though Carlos Vecchio, the Guaido-appointed ambassador, tweeted on Monday that he and his diplomatic team would “announce next steps soon”.
“Ambassadors Vecchio and [Gustavo] Tarre have requested and directed anyone who is present on this property to depart from it immediately, and to not return without these ambassadors’ express authorisation,” said the eviction notice, which was dated Monday. “Any person who refuses to comply with these requests and orders to depart from this property will be trespassing in violation of federal and District of Columbia law and may be arrested and criminally prosecuted.”
Over the past few weeks, pro-Guaido demonstrators and Code Pink supporters have been locked in a battle for control over the embassy in the Georgetown neighbourhood.