/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-infobae.s3.amazonaws.com/public/YO4ZEGKCEBAI7EL77G3FCHDU3E.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1 "More US sanctions against Chavismo: blocked 15 PDVSA planes used by members of the Venezuelan regime")
The US Treasury announced Tuesday that it identified fifteen aircraft as a locked property of Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) in accordance with Executive Decree 13884, which blocks the ownership and interests of the Nicolás Maduro regime in Venezuela.
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The Donald Trump government explained that several PDVSA planes have been used to transport high-ranking members of the Maduro regime. “In late summer 2019, Venezuelan Oil Minister Manuel Salvador Quevedo Fernández attended an OPEC meeting in the United Arab Emirates and used the Falcon 200EX PDVSA aircraft (YV3360), in a continuation of the misappropriation of the PDVSA assets, ”said a statement from the Treasury Department released Tuesday.
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“In 2018, people linked to the upper levels of the old Maduro regime traveled aboard the Falcon 900EX (YV2486) of PDVSA Dassault,” added the text “In addition, several of these aircraft have been operated in an insecure and unprofessional manner in the vicinity of US military aircraft, while in international airspace. In the winter of 2019, the PDVSA Learjet 45 (YV2734) flew very close to a US military plane over the Caribbean Sea. In the spring of 2019, during a joint operation carried out by PDVSA and the Integrated Air Command of Venezuela, the Learjet 45XR (YV2567) of PdVSA attempted to interfere with a US military aircraft in the north of the Caribbean Sea, ”he said.
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The US acted on the following aircraft owned by PDVSA:
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These US Treasury regulations prohibit all transactions made by US persons that involve any property or interest of blocked persons.
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Mike Pompeo, US secretary of state, also announced these sanctions through his Twitter account. “We continue with our proactive efforts to support a peaceful and democratic transition in Venezuela. Today the United States identified 15 PDVSA aircraft as blocked property. The international community must continue to work together to restore the peace and prosperity of the Venezuelan people, ”he wrote.
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These sanctions are part of the strong US campaign to put pressure on the Maduro regime in Venezuela. On January 13, the Treasury sanctioned Luis Eduardo Parra Rivero and six other deputies of the National Assembly, whom he considers complicit in Chavismo who tried to take the legislative body by force on January 5. Parra was the main accomplice of the dictatorship in his desperate attempt to remain with parliamentary control that ended up failing by the actions of Juan Guaidó and part of the opposition.
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According to the document made public by the US Treasury, Parra continued to “obstruct the procedures of the National Assembly. In addition, Parra and the other delegates noted above supported an illegitimate vote without a quorum, while security forces loyal to Maduro physically prevented most of the delegates of the National Assembly, including Guaidó and the opposition delegates will enter the building for the vote Parra, along with Adolfo Superlano, Conrado Pérez and José Brito, are already under investigation by order of interim president Juan Guaidó for corruption“
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“The Treasury has appointed seven corrupt officials of the National Assembly who, at Maduro’s request, tried to block the democratic process in Venezuela”Said the secretary Steven T. Mnuchin. “These and other designated officials can be eliminated from sanctions if they side with the people of Venezuela and Juan Guaidó as their legitimate leader”, Added the official of Donald Trump.
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The other legislators were José Gregorio Noriega Figueroa; Franklyn Leonardo Duarte; José Dionisio Brito Rodriguez; Conrado Antonio Pérez Linares; Adolfo Ramón Superlano Y Negal Manuel Morales Llovera. “Today’s designations focus on seven National Assembly delegates aligned with Maduro who took steps to undermine the electoral process in the National Assembly”, Concluded the statement of that office of Washington.
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