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The Corrupt Venezuelan Regime, according to the United States Department of Justice. Corruption in Venezuela is extremely severe and permeates all aspects of politics, business, and law enforcement. [1] The discovery of oil in Venezuela in the early 20th century worsened political corruption. [2]
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 ...
Venezuela's judicial system has been ranked the third most corrupt in the world by Transparency International [129] and according to the World Justice Project's Rule of Law Index 2021, Venezuela had the worst rule of law in the world; having the second worst civil justice system in the world and the worst criminal justice system in the world. [130]
Officials said May 16 that members of Nicolás Maduro's regime and Juan Guaidó's opposition had flown to Norway for exploratory talks.
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.
"Venezuela will be free, I can't guarantee the day or the time. It might be before, during or after January 10, but it will happen." Gonzalez and Machado have repeatedly urged the police and ...
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". [ 142 ] 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 ...
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 ...