US Sanctions More Maduro Allies Over Venezuelan Election, Government Repression 👉 Updatem News

The United States has declared Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González the rightful Venezuelan president and called for Nicolas Maduro to step down.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Nov. 27 imposed new sanctions on 21 security and cabinet-level officials aligned with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

The new sanctions, targetting senior administration officials within Venezuela’s Bolivarian National Guard, Bolivarian National Police, Bolivarian National Intelligence Service, and Venezuelan military intelligence components, come four months after Venezuela’s contentious presidential elections.

The U.S. sanctions are meant to freeze any U.S. assets belonging to these sanctioned individuals and block transactions they may seek with U.S. individuals.

The U.S. State Department will also impose new visa restrictions targeting officials affiliated with Maduro.

Venezuela’s National Electoral Council called the July 28 election for the incumbent Maduro, but Maduro’s political opposition within Venezuela has challenged those claims.

The United States has since declared Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González to be the rightful election winner and condemned efforts by Venezuelan authorities to stifle dissent within the country.

“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 for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Bradley T. Smith said on Wednesday. “The United States will continue to shine a light on those who seek to use violence and intimidation to undermine democratic governance and the legitimate exercise of free speech.”

This is a developing story and will be updated.

Original News Source Link – Epoch Times

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