Mehmet Uçum, a senior adviser to Turkey’s president, has launched a sharp attack on the United States over the detention of Venezuela’s leader, calling it a criminal act that proves the collapse of international law.

Mehmet Uçum, chief adviser to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, published an unusually harsh statement condemning US actions against Nicolás Maduro.

Uçum, appointed as Erdoğan’s adviser in 2015 and regarded as one of the most influential figures shaping Turkey’s recent legal and constitutional reforms, framed the incident as part of a broader imperialist pattern.