The UK High Court has ruled that the country recognises&nbsp; Juan Guaido as&nbsp;Venezuela's President, instead of&nbsp;Nicolas Maduro.

The ruling was made in the case of&nbsp;who controls Venezuela's&nbsp;gold reserves stored in London.&nbsp;High court judge Nigel Teare handed down the judgement on Thursday.

The judgement states that British government had formally recognised Guaido as the constitutional interim President of Venezuela.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/venezuela-president-maduro-gives-eu-ambassador-72-hours-to-leave-country-309565">Also read:&nbsp;Venezuela President Maduro gives EU ambassador 72 hours to leave country</a>

It has also been added that considering the ‘One Voice’ and ‘Act of State’ doctrines, the British High Court is precluded from investigating the validity of Guaido's acts.

Guaido, the opposition leader, back in 2019 had used his position of&nbsp;head of Parliament to challenge Maduro's authority by declaring himself acting president after the National Assembly deemed the socialist leader a usurper over his controversial re-election in 2018 in a poll widely branded fraudulent.

Since then, he is recognised as Venezuela's interim president by more than 50 nations, including the UK, the United States and much of the European Union.

This decision came few days after&nbsp;Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro issued a notice to the&nbsp;European Union mission in Caracas, Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa, 72 hours to leave the country after the bloc announced sanctions against 11 Venezuelan officials.

The UK High Court has ruled that the country recognises Juan Guaido as Venezuela's President, instead of Nicolas Maduro. The ruling was made in the case of who controls Venezuela's gold reserves stored in London.

The UK High Court has ruled that the country recognises Juan Guaido as Venezuela's President, instead of Nicolas Maduro. The ruling was made in the case of who controls Venezuela's gold reserves stored in London. High court judge Nigel Teare handed down the judgement on Thursday. The judgement states that British government had formally recognised Guaido as the constitutional interim President of Venezuela. Also read: Venezuela President Maduro gives EU ambassador 72 hours to leave country It has also been added that considering the ‘One Voice’ and ‘Act of State’ doctrines, the British High Court is precluded from investigating the validity of Guaido's acts. Guaido, the opposition leader, back in 2019 had used his position of head of Parliament to challenge Maduro's authority by declaring himself acting president after the National Assembly deemed the socialist leader a usurper over his controversial re-election in 2018 in a poll widely branded fraudulent. Since then, he is recognised as Venezuela's interim president by more than 50 nations, including the UK, the United States and much of the European Union. This decision came few days after Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro issued a notice to the European Union mission in Caracas, Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa, 72 hours to leave the country after the bloc announced sanctions against 11 Venezuelan officials.

Britain recognises Guaido as Venezuela president, not Maduro: UK High Court

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido on Wednesday defended foreign sanctions against his country 24 hours after he was attacked at Caracas international airport by state airline employees calling him a fascist.

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido on Wednesday defended foreign sanctions against his country 24 hours after he was attacked at Caracas international airport by state airline employees calling him a fascist. Guaido returned on Tuesday from a three-week international tour that took him to the US, Canada, Colombia and Europe. He was met by some angry Conviasa workers enraged that last Friday the US placed sanctions on the state airline company. The US action criminalizing transactions with the flag carrier is the latest of many sanctions by Washington aimed at toppling leftist President Nicolas Maduro's regime, particularly by cutting his government's oil revenue. One protester appeared to douse Guaido with a fizzy drink. But speaking to journalists after a legislative session held in a Caracas plaza, the National Assembly speaker defended the use of sanctions. Guaido's uncle Juan Marquez, who vanished after flying back with him, had been arrested, top Maduro ally Diosdado Cabello said, accusing him of smuggling explosives. Also Read: Venezuela's Guaido calls for more protests against Maduro On his state television programme, Cabello said Marquez was detained for allegedly carrying C-4 explosives hidden inside flashlights and perfume refills, and was wearing a bulletproof vest. Guaido had denounced the "disappearance" of his uncle at the airport and said he would hold Maduro responsible for whatever happened to him. More sanctions for criminals Maduro retains the support of Venezuela's powerful military and has resisted Guaido's challenge, even as the United States ramps up the pressure. For the second time in less than a year, Guaido flouted a travel ban imposed by Maduro's regime to meet with allies around the world, including US President Donald Trump. Guaido sprang to prominence in January 2019 when he declared himself the country's acting president in a direct challenge to Maduro. He derived such authority from his position as the speaker of the National Assembly after the legislature declared Maduro's 2018 re-election invalid following a poll widely denounced as rigged. Lawmakers called Maduro a "usurper" while more than 50 countries recognized Guaido as interim president. He retained his Assembly post last month despite a standoff in which troops stopped him from entering the legislature. Watch: Donald Trump calls Juan Guaido as true President of Venezuela Although it sits on the world's largest proven oil reserves, Venezuela's economy has collapsed under Maduro's leadership and the country has suffered five years of recession. The UN says more than 4.5 million people have left the country due to its crisis while inflation is the highest in the world, according to the International Monetary Fund. Maduro told supporters celebrating World Youth Day that "traitors go abroad to ask for sanctions against the people." Cabello, considered the second-most powerful person in the country, said the sanctions had affected Venezuela's ability to buy food and medicine. Last year, Guaido tried to force in humanitarian aid from Colombia, Brazil and Curacao but under Maduro's orders, the military blocked entry points to keep it out. Students rallied in Caracas on Wednesday in support of Guaido, who repeated his claim from Tuesday that his uncle had disappeared since returning with him to the Caracas international airport on the same flight he took from Portugal.

Sanctions against the Maduro regime defended by Venezuela's President Guaido

Venezuelan opposition leader <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/venezuelas-guaido-pushes-past-troops-to-enter-congress-after-socialist-takeover-272820">Juan&nbsp;Guaido</a>&nbsp;on Saturday called for&nbsp;more&nbsp;protests&nbsp;against&nbsp;the government of President <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/venezuela-opposition-calls-on-us-to-step-up-pressure-on-maduro-ally-russia-273498">Nicolas&nbsp;Maduro</a>&nbsp;in the wake of a failed attempt by the ruling Socialist Party to install allied leadership in congress.

Guaido&nbsp;held his first rally since troops six days ago blocked his access to congress long enough for the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/venezuelas-ruling-socialists-seize-congress-defiant-opposition-re-elects-guaido-272587">Socialist Party</a> to declare an allied legislator as head of parliament.

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Opposition legislators in a separate session on January&nbsp;5 re-elected him anyway, and they later returned to the legislative palace to hold session.

"We have to go into the streets to protest and make demands, we have to push together,"&nbsp;Guaido&nbsp;said on Saturday at a sparsely attended rally in the Montalban neighbourhood of western Caracas that brought out several hundred people.

"Nobody can stay in their house. Nobody can kneel before the dictatorship."

Guaido, who has been recognised by&nbsp;more&nbsp;than 50 countries as&nbsp;Venezuela's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/guaido-parra-claim-victory-in-venezuelas-parliament-speaker-vote-272404">legitimate president</a>, has since November sought to revive the groundswell mobilizations of early 2019 that galvanized the opposition.

But rallies have consistently been smaller than last year, with many Venezuelans expressing weariness with the ongoing political standoff and frustration that&nbsp;Maduro&nbsp;remains in power despite an economic crisis and US&nbsp;sanctions.

Guaido&nbsp;had called on supporters on Tuesday to march to the headquarters of parliament to hold session, but Socialist Party leaders on Saturday called in sympathizers to surround Congress.

<img alt="Juan Guaido sharing his views with supporters during citizen assembly in Caracas, Venezuela" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="7fb97244-985e-402d-8522-1cb1e067f1a6" src="//cdn.wionews.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/Untitled%20design%20%2837%29_0.jpg" /> 
[ Juan&nbsp;Guaido sharing his views with supporters during&nbsp;citizen assembly in Caracas, Venezuela (Courtesy: Reuters) ]

At Saturday's rally,&nbsp;Guaido&nbsp;noted that congress can hold session where and when it chooses, signalling he may avoid a confrontation. After being blocked from congress, legislators held session at the headquarters of opposition-linked newspaper El Nacional.

Guaido's press team on Friday said that a representative of the Norwegian government would visit <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/twitter-suspends-over-a-dozen-venezuelan-government-military-accounts-273072">Venezuela</a>, but that the opposition would not participate in any efforts by Norway to mediate conversations with the government.

The two sides in 2019 participated in talks brokered by Norway that were meant to ease the political deadlock, but the opposition walked away from the meetings because it contended the government was using them to buy time.

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Saturday called for more protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in the wake of a failed attempt by the ruling Socialist Party to install allied leadership in congress.

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Saturday called for more protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in the wake of a failed attempt by the ruling Socialist Party to install allied leadership in congress. Guaido held his first rally since troops six days ago blocked his access to congress long enough for the Socialist Party to declare an allied legislator as head of parliament. Estamos realizando cientos de asambleas y cabildos a nivel nacional porque tenemos que ir todos juntos en una misma dirección, organizados y con fuerza, a empujar en toda Venezuela, para salir de esta miserable emergencia y lograr la Libertad y la Democracia. #GranCabildoPorVzla pic.twitter.com/ibHzpSXp2C — Juan Guaidó (@jguaido) January 11, 2020 × Opposition legislators in a separate session on January 5 re-elected him anyway, and they later returned to the legislative palace to hold session. "We have to go into the streets to protest and make demands, we have to push together," Guaido said on Saturday at a sparsely attended rally in the Montalban neighbourhood of western Caracas that brought out several hundred people. "Nobody can stay in their house. Nobody can kneel before the dictatorship." Guaido, who has been recognised by more than 50 countries as Venezuela's legitimate president, has since November sought to revive the groundswell mobilizations of early 2019 that galvanized the opposition. But rallies have consistently been smaller than last year, with many Venezuelans expressing weariness with the ongoing political standoff and frustration that Maduro remains in power despite an economic crisis and US sanctions. Guaido had called on supporters on Tuesday to march to the headquarters of parliament to hold session, but Socialist Party leaders on Saturday called in sympathizers to surround Congress. [ Juan Guaido sharing his views with supporters during citizen assembly in Caracas, Venezuela (Courtesy: Reuters) ] At Saturday's rally, Guaido noted that congress can hold session where and when it chooses, signalling he may avoid a confrontation. After being blocked from congress, legislators held session at the headquarters of opposition-linked newspaper El Nacional. Guaido's press team on Friday said that a representative of the Norwegian government would visit Venezuela, but that the opposition would not participate in any efforts by Norway to mediate conversations with the government. The two sides in 2019 participated in talks brokered by Norway that were meant to ease the political deadlock, but the opposition walked away from the meetings because it contended the government was using them to buy time.

Venezuela's Guaido calls for more protests against Maduro