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Venezuela's judicial system has been deemed the most corrupt in the world by Transparency International. [166] Human Rights Watch accuse Hugo Chávez and his allies of taking over the Supreme Court in 2004, filling it with supporters and making new measures allowing the government to dismiss justices from the court. [ 34 ]
The United States then increase sanctions on Venezuela [68] and economic conditions drastically deteriorated due to the sanctions. [83] NPR, following a February 2019 statement by President Trump suggesting that members of the Venezuelan armed forces join Guaidó, described such comments as "the latest push for regime change in Venezuela."
According to The U.S. Bureau of Diplomatic Security, street gang violence, "corrupt" underpaid police officers, "an inefficient and politicized judicial system", an extremely troubled prison system, and an increased widespread of weaponry has resulted in the majority of criminal activity in Venezuela, with murder being the crime committed the ...
Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela in recent months were freed by the government of President Nicolás Maduro after he met Friday with a senior Trump administration official.
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In Venezuela, this isn’t a debate about political ideologies; it’s about the survival (or revival) of democracy. The current moment is an opportunity to turn the page on the failed promises of ...
On 1 November 2018 Trump signed an executive order to "ban US persons from dealing with entities and individuals involved with 'corrupt or deceptive' gold sales from Venezuela". [ 163 ] In mid-February 2019, National Assembly legislator Angel Alvarado said that about eight tons of gold had been taken from the vault while the head of the Central ...
The Trump administration has ended extended protections granted to thousands of Venezuelans in the United States and is in talks to repatriate them, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ...