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THE Assembly of the Caribbean People – who counts political leader of the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) David Abdulah among its regional executive committee – has denounced the raid by US military officials on the Venezuelan-registered tuna boat the Carmen Rose.

In a release, the assembly said nine Venezuelan nationals were carrying out their professional activities in completely peaceful conditions when they were "assaulted and hijacked" by the US destroyer USS Jason Dunham in violation of international law.

"We, the regional executive committee...strongly denounce and condemn this outrage and express our rejection and indignation at the maneuvers of the United States government, which seek to militarise Caribbean waters to destroy the sovereignty of the peoples of our region and plunder our resources," the release said.