劍指美國！委內瑞拉火速立法，將扣押油輪視為「海盜行為」
因應美國扣押油輪，委內瑞拉國會火速通過新法案，將此類行為視為「海盜行為」，最高可判20年。美委緊張關係升級，背後的地緣政治角力與影響為何？
法律對決海上封鎖？在美國軍方本月扣押兩艘載有委內瑞拉石油的油輪後，委國國會於12月23日批准一項新法案，將妨礙航行與商業的行為（如扣押油輪）廣泛地定為刑事犯罪。此舉被視為對美國總統唐納·川普極限施壓政策的直接反制，雙方對峙已然短兵相接。
兩日內通過的「反海盜法」
根據美聯社報導，由委內瑞拉執政黨控制的一院制國會，在短短兩天內就完成法案的提出、辯論與批准。法案內容規定，任何推動、要求、支持、資助或參與針對該國商業實體之「海盜、封鎖或其他國際非法行為」者，將面臨罰款與最高20年的監禁。該法案現正等待總統尼古拉斯·馬杜羅簽署生效。
衝突導火線：美軍的扣押行動
這項立法是對川普政府近四個月來對馬杜羅政府施壓的最新回應。美國海岸防衛隊於12月21日扣押了懸掛巴拿馬國旗的「Centuries」號，並在海軍協助下於12月10日扣押了「Skipper」號。華盛頓方面稱，這些船隻被用來規避美國的經濟制裁。川普更揚言要對委內瑞拉實施「封鎖」。
國內分歧：反對派支持美國
然而，委內瑞拉國內並非鐵板一塊。包括諾貝爾和平獎得主瑪麗亞·科里納·馬查多在內的政治反對派，已公開表示支持川普政府的對委政策，其中也包括扣押油輪的行動，凸顯了該國深刻的政治裂痕。
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