Venezuela deported Alex Saab, a key financial fixer for the Maduro government, as a US criminal probe against him continues. Caracas framing this as a voluntary handover strains credulity: Saab was previously arrested in Cape Verde in 2020 and fought extradition for over a year before reaching US soil. The Maduro government doesn't give up its money men willingly.
Venezuela’s new amnesty law falls notably short of ensuring the release of anyone arbitrarily detained for political reasons.
What’s worse, its unfair and opaque implementation has further undermined whatever limited promise it held.
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.@FBIDirectorKash on the senior Venezuelan Tren de Argua leader extradited to the U.S.: "We're manhunting these people around the globe, putting national security first, and making sure their exploits and ties to terrorism are fully unraveled."