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Trump Administration Imposes Sanctions On Senior Venezuelan Officials

July 28 2017

USA

The U.S. government has imposed new sanctions on 13 top Venezuelan government officials, reports the Guardian (U.K.).

The measures, unveiled on Wednesday by U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, target current and former government officials, high-ranking military officers and managers of the PDVSA state oil company for alleged human-rights abuses, undermining democracy and corruption.

The move was part of an international effort to pressure Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to...

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