The United States slapped sanctions on 21 top Venezuelan security and cabinet officials Wednesday, accusing them of a campaign of repression after President Nicolas Maduro's bitterly contested July reelection.
Stay tuned with 24 News HD Android AppThe United States slapped sanctions on 21 top Venezuelan security and cabinet officials Wednesday, accusing them of a campaign of repression after President Nicolas Maduro's bitterly contested July reelection.
Fifteen leaders of the Venezuelan security apparatus are among those hit by an asset freeze, including the heads of the intelligence service, military counterintelligence service, the national guard and the police."All of these entities are part of Maduro's security apparatus and are responsible for violently repressing peaceful protesters and carrying out arbitrary detention," a senior US administration official told reporters.
"Maduro's security apparatus has engaged in widespread abuses, including killings, repression, and mass detention of protestors," the State Department said in a statement. Maduro claimed victory in the election and defied intense domestic and international pressure to release detailed polling numbers to back up the assertion.
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