🚨🇻🇪🇺🇸 Chávez's "nurse" and "bodyguard" are sentenced to 15 years in prison in the United States:
The former national treasurer of Venezuela Claudia Patricia Díaz Guillén, known as "Chávez's nurse" and her husband, Adrián José Velásquez Figueroa, her former head of security, were sentenced this Wednesday in the US to 15 years in prison and three years of imprisonment. probation each for money laundering.
In addition, they must restitute 136 million dollars and pay a fine of 75,000 dollars each, as announced by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas in Miami.
The Prosecutor's Office had requested sentences of no less than 23 years and 5 months in prison for her and 19 years and five months for him.
The former national treasurer of Venezuela Claudia Patricia Díaz Guillén, known as "Chávez's nurse" and her husband, Adrián José Velásquez Figueroa, her former head of security, were sentenced this Wednesday in the US to 15 years in prison and three years of imprisonment. probation each for money laundering.
In addition, they must restitute 136 million dollars and pay a fine of 75,000 dollars each, as announced by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas in Miami.
The Prosecutor's Office had requested sentences of no less than 23 years and 5 months in prison for her and 19 years and five months for him.
Petro proposes to "redo" and "rework" the OAS Democratic Charter and reintegrate Venezuela
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Petro propone rehacer la Carta Democrática de la OEA y reintegrar a Venezuela
El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, propuso este miércoles ante la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA), con sede en Washington, rehacer la carta fundacional del organismo y reintegrar a Venezuela en él. En un discurso ante el Consejo Permanente…
🇺🇸🇻🇪 US authorizes some transactions with bonds from the Venezuelan state PDVSA
The United States authorized some transactions related to 8.5% of the bonds of the Venezuelan state oil company, PDVSA, reported this April 19 the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), of the Treasury Department, in a release.
These transactions will be enabled as of July 20 of this year, the text indicates.
The statement adds that this license does not authorize any transaction or activity previously prohibited by the regulations of the sanctions against Venezuela.
The United States authorized some transactions related to 8.5% of the bonds of the Venezuelan state oil company, PDVSA, reported this April 19 the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), of the Treasury Department, in a release.
These transactions will be enabled as of July 20 of this year, the text indicates.
The statement adds that this license does not authorize any transaction or activity previously prohibited by the regulations of the sanctions against Venezuela.
Miguel Díaz-Canel , first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), is appointed -by majority- President of the Socialist Republic of Cuba, for a second term of five years.
The president of the Assembly, Esteban Laso Hernández, announced today in a statement that Parliament re-elected Díez-Canel for a new five-year term, after obtaining 459 votes out of 604 votes, which represents 97.66% of the votes. deputies' votes.
Hernández pointed out that Parliament has also elected Salvador Valdés Mesa as First Vice President.
The president of the Assembly, Esteban Laso Hernández, announced today in a statement that Parliament re-elected Díez-Canel for a new five-year term, after obtaining 459 votes out of 604 votes, which represents 97.66% of the votes. deputies' votes.
Hernández pointed out that Parliament has also elected Salvador Valdés Mesa as First Vice President.
Petro discussed with US legislators peace projects in Colombia and relations with Venezuela
This was outlined by the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the House of Representatives, Gregory Meeks, upon leaving a meeting with Petro in which various members of the Colombian cabinet and other US congressmen participated.
“We talked about how to make sure peace talks are restored in both Colombia and with Venezuela,” said the Democratic congressman.
This was outlined by the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the House of Representatives, Gregory Meeks, upon leaving a meeting with Petro in which various members of the Colombian cabinet and other US congressmen participated.
“We talked about how to make sure peace talks are restored in both Colombia and with Venezuela,” said the Democratic congressman.
Leoner Azuaje Urrea, arrested a few days ago for alleged corruption, dies in custody:
The attorney general, Tarek William Saab, announced this Thursday, April 20, the death of Leoner Azuaje Urrea, who was imprisoned in SEBIN as part of the anti-corruption operations.
According to Saab, Azuaje's death was due to a "suicide." However, to investigate the circumstances in which the death occurred, national prosecutors 50 and 67 were appointed.
The death occurs just two days after his arrest was announced, on the night of Tuesday, April 18, accused of an alleged corruption plot in Cartones de Venezuela.
The attorney general, Tarek William Saab, announced this Thursday, April 20, the death of Leoner Azuaje Urrea, who was imprisoned in SEBIN as part of the anti-corruption operations.
According to Saab, Azuaje's death was due to a "suicide." However, to investigate the circumstances in which the death occurred, national prosecutors 50 and 67 were appointed.
The death occurs just two days after his arrest was announced, on the night of Tuesday, April 18, accused of an alleged corruption plot in Cartones de Venezuela.
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🇻🇪🇨🇴 Petro advocates for the return of Venezuela to the OAS
The Colombian ruler assured that he is interested in re-entering the government of Nicolás Maduro in the organization, and also considered that the return of Cuba should also be considered.
"I propose to redo the Democratic Charter," Petro said before the OAS Permanent Council. He pointed out that actions have been taken on the continent that contradict the founding values of the organization.
The Colombian ruler assured that he is interested in re-entering the government of Nicolás Maduro in the organization, and also considered that the return of Cuba should also be considered.
"I propose to redo the Democratic Charter," Petro said before the OAS Permanent Council. He pointed out that actions have been taken on the continent that contradict the founding values of the organization.
🛶 Human smugglers deceive migrants on San Andrés Island with a "VIP route"
The Colombian Attorney General's Office warned that human traffickers are offering "VIP routes" for migrants through the island of San Andrés, which has caused an increase in cases of vessel interception and shipwreck rescue.
Migrants travel by plane from Cali, Medellín, Cartagena and Bogotá to the San Andrés airport, the Attorney General's Office said in a press release, and are then guided by these smugglers along a route over the open sea. They transfer at the Albuquerque and Pescador keys, to the south of the archipelago, to reach Nicaragua and from there continue north.
From June 2022 to the present, the Colombian Navy has rescued 804 migrants from China, Vietnam, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Ecuador and the Dominican Republic. In the first quarter of 2023 alone, 93 migrants have been rescued.
The Colombian Attorney General's Office warned that human traffickers are offering "VIP routes" for migrants through the island of San Andrés, which has caused an increase in cases of vessel interception and shipwreck rescue.
Migrants travel by plane from Cali, Medellín, Cartagena and Bogotá to the San Andrés airport, the Attorney General's Office said in a press release, and are then guided by these smugglers along a route over the open sea. They transfer at the Albuquerque and Pescador keys, to the south of the archipelago, to reach Nicaragua and from there continue north.
From June 2022 to the present, the Colombian Navy has rescued 804 migrants from China, Vietnam, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Ecuador and the Dominican Republic. In the first quarter of 2023 alone, 93 migrants have been rescued.
US Congressman Díaz-Balart, in an interview for NTN24, disagreed with the proposal to lift the economic sanctions against Venezuela.
"Relaxing the sanctions without conditions would mean a betrayal of the brave Venezuelan people who have been fighting and working for their freedom, and what they ask for is freedom," he said.
"It would be very negative for the security of the United States and the democracies in this hemisphere (...) It would be a betrayal of historic proportions, something that I am not willing to accept," he said.
His response comes after the US president, Joe Biden, received his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro at the White House, who expressed his desire that the sanctions against the government of Nicolás Maduro be lifted.
"Relaxing the sanctions without conditions would mean a betrayal of the brave Venezuelan people who have been fighting and working for their freedom, and what they ask for is freedom," he said.
"It would be very negative for the security of the United States and the democracies in this hemisphere (...) It would be a betrayal of historic proportions, something that I am not willing to accept," he said.
His response comes after the US president, Joe Biden, received his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro at the White House, who expressed his desire that the sanctions against the government of Nicolás Maduro be lifted.
🇨🇱Chile approves two bills to strengthen migration control
Luis Arce assures that Venezuela has a "great ally" in Bolivia
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🇺🇸 Senator Marco Rubio disagrees with Gustavo Petro's request regarding the lifting of sanctions on Venezuela.
Delcy Rodríguez: Venezuela lost 29,000 million dollars a year since 2015 due to sanctions
«Since 2015, the loss has been 232,000 million dollars (…) which meant, at the time, 99% of the income in foreign currency. It is a way to completely annihilate entire peoples," said the official during the National Unity for the Recovery of the Venezuelan Economy seminar in the face of the International Blockade, in Caracas.
«Since 2015, the loss has been 232,000 million dollars (…) which meant, at the time, 99% of the income in foreign currency. It is a way to completely annihilate entire peoples," said the official during the National Unity for the Recovery of the Venezuelan Economy seminar in the face of the International Blockade, in Caracas.
Borrell will visit Colombia to talk about the peace process and dialogue in Venezuela
The head of diplomacy of the European Union (EU), Josep Borrell, will visit Colombia next week with an agenda focused on the peace process in that country and the dialogue in Venezuela, the Colombian ambassador in Brussels said this Friday.
According to the ambassador, the conference in which Borrell will participate in Colombia is not intended to interfere in this process, "but rather facilitates a space other than Mexico to see if progress can be made."
The head of diplomacy of the European Union (EU), Josep Borrell, will visit Colombia next week with an agenda focused on the peace process in that country and the dialogue in Venezuela, the Colombian ambassador in Brussels said this Friday.
According to the ambassador, the conference in which Borrell will participate in Colombia is not intended to interfere in this process, "but rather facilitates a space other than Mexico to see if progress can be made."
Zulia state Police arrested a false manager who scammed with alleged delivery of passports and American visas.
The man was identified as Jimgeber José Morrillo Parra, 41, who captured his victims through social networks.
The aforementioned offered to expedite procedures for identity cards, passports, visas, and land transit procedures in exchange for up to $25,000 .
Authorities began investigations after several complaints. The fraudster claimed to have links with Saime and INTT officials.
The man was identified as Jimgeber José Morrillo Parra, 41, who captured his victims through social networks.
The aforementioned offered to expedite procedures for identity cards, passports, visas, and land transit procedures in exchange for up to $25,000 .
Authorities began investigations after several complaints. The fraudster claimed to have links with Saime and INTT officials.
president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, in conversation with the magazine Semana de Colombia, acknowledged that there is a military alliance with the Government of Nicolás Maduro to intensify against the ELN guerrilla, with which he is conducting peace talks, but which has had contrary gestures in the country.
“The ELN did not accept the ceasefire that was agreed upon in December. To that extent, what there is is a military confrontation that now has a new ingredient: the Military Forces in Venezuela are acting in alliance with the Colombian Government, with its Army, taking away a space that the ELN previously had freely,” he reported.
“The ELN did not accept the ceasefire that was agreed upon in December. To that extent, what there is is a military confrontation that now has a new ingredient: the Military Forces in Venezuela are acting in alliance with the Colombian Government, with its Army, taking away a space that the ELN previously had freely,” he reported.
More than 8 thousand victims sent their testimonies to the ICC for investigation of Venezuela
The International Criminal Court (ICC) published the report of the Victim Participation and Reparations Section (“Vprs”) that compiled the opinions and concerns of the Venezuelan victims in support of the request of the prosecutor of The Hague, Karim Khan , to continue the investigation for crimes against humanity in Venezuela.
The ICC received 1,746 forms, 5 videos, and 124 emails or other written documents corresponding to approximately 8,900 victims, 630 families, and 2 organizations.
These are victims or relatives of victims who suffered or crimes against humanity of murder, imprisonment or other serious deprivation of physical liberty, torture, other inhumane acts, rape and/or other forms of sexual violence, forced disappearance, forced displacement , politically motivated persecution and other human rights violations.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) published the report of the Victim Participation and Reparations Section (“Vprs”) that compiled the opinions and concerns of the Venezuelan victims in support of the request of the prosecutor of The Hague, Karim Khan , to continue the investigation for crimes against humanity in Venezuela.
The ICC received 1,746 forms, 5 videos, and 124 emails or other written documents corresponding to approximately 8,900 victims, 630 families, and 2 organizations.
These are victims or relatives of victims who suffered or crimes against humanity of murder, imprisonment or other serious deprivation of physical liberty, torture, other inhumane acts, rape and/or other forms of sexual violence, forced disappearance, forced displacement , politically motivated persecution and other human rights violations.
US confirmed its participation in the summit on Venezuela organized by Petro in Colombia