Venezuelans Complain of Transit Rights Violated in Cúcuta, Colombia

•The Venezuelan consulate has sent to the Metropolitan Police at least 70 complaints of Venezuelan citizens claiming to have had their rights to travel violated in such incidences as seized vehicles and heavy fines.
•Venezuelans have been coming to Cúcuta as tourists as well as within the context of business and commerce.
•They are given special preference so long as they obey traffic laws according to William Lera Avendaño, sectional head of Transit and Transport in Norte de Santander.
•The Venezuelan General Consul Sergio Ramón Arias Cardenas is trying to convince officials to loosen restrictions for Venezuelan tourists.
•Laopinion.com.co reveals that officers are ordered to check for necessary documents to drive which according to the Law 1383 of 2010 are Obligatory Insurance of Traffic Accidents (Soat), mechanical review, driver’s license, and traffic license of the vehicle or a certificate of ownership.
•Venezuelan tourists can go up to Cúcuta without any trouble, but they cannot go beyond Cúcuta without a Soat (which is required for any vehicle traveling through Colombia). Read Article