The United States is holding accountable the Venezuelan judge and prosecutor who took part in the November 2020 trial and sentencing of six executives from the Houston-based oil company Citgo.
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 21, 2020, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin speaks at a news conference announcing sanctions on Iran’s defense ministry and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at the US State Department in Washington,DC. – The US on December 30, 2020, imposed sanctions on Venezuelan judge Lorena Carolina Cornielles Ruiz and prosecutor Ramon Antonio Torres Espinoza over the jailing of six US-connected Citgo oil executives who allege a sham trial. “The unjust detention and sentencing of these six US persons further demonstrates how corruption and abuse of power are deeply embedded in Venezuela’s institutions,” Mnuchin said as he announced the sanctions. (Photo by Patrick Semansky / POOL / AFP)
U.S. blacklists Venezuelan judge, prosecutor over Citgo 6 trial
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (R) and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sanctioned a Venezuelan judge and prosecutor in connection to the sentencing of the Citgo 6. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI | License Photo
Dec. 31 (UPI) The Trump administration has imposed sanctions against a Venezuelan judge and prosecutor in connection to last month s sentencing of six U.S. oil executives known as the Citgo 6.
Venezuelan Judge Lorena Carolina Cornielles Ruiz and prosecutor Ramon Antonio Torres Espinoza were blacklisted Wednesday for presiding over and prosecuting the six men who were sentenced last month to between eight and 13 years in prison.