Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (R) shows a document with the signatures of the agreement on the recognition of the presidential election results as he addresses the media next to his wife Cilia Flores after appearing before the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) in Caracas on August 9, 2024. Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro appeared before the Supreme Court and asked to validate his disputed re-election amid growing international pressure for him to release the results of the 28 July vote, which the opposition claims was fraudulent. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
November 27, 2024
URGENT: US imposes sanctions on Venezuela security chiefs over post-vote repression
Washington, United States (AFP) – The United States slapped sanctions on 21 senior Venezuelan security and cabinet officials Wednesday for leading a crackdown on the opposition after President Nicolas Maduro’s contested July reelection.
“Maduro and his representatives’ repressive actions in the wake of the Venezuelan presidential election are a desperate attempt to silence the voices of its citizens,” Acting Under Secretary of the Treasury Bradley Smith said in a statement.
