Venezuela's attorney general, Tarek Saab, announced plans to file a formal complaint in the United States against opposition members for allegedly embezzling USAID humanitarian aid funds. Saab claims the funds were diverted for personal gain and to undermine the socialist regime.
On Monday, Venezuela 's attorney general, Tarek Saab, announced that his office will file a formal complaint in the United States against members of the Venezuela n establishment opposition for the alleged embezzlement of USAID humanitarian aid funds. Saab alleges these funds, intended to support migrants and democracy, were diverted for personal gain and to conspire against the socialist regime.
He stated that the Maduro regime will request international cooperation from the United States to extradite several opposition leaders, including former interim President Juan Guaidó, currently residing in exile in Florida after being deported from Colombia. \ Saab specifically accused Guaidó and other prominent opposition figures like David Smolansky, Carlos Vecchio, Julio Borges, and Leopoldo López of corruption. According to him, they allegedly stole millions of dollars in USAID funds, using only two percent for their intended purpose while pocketing the rest or channeling it into anti-regime activities. Saab emphasized that it is time for the Maduro regime, despite its anti-U.S. stance, to collaborate with the United States in prosecuting those involved in the alleged theft and embezzlement of USAID funds. He stressed that this request stems from the development of a desired bilateral relationship between Venezuela and the United States, encompassing diplomatic, economic, and judicial cooperation. Saab assured that his office is prepared to formally file the complaint, building upon their experience collaborating with other countries in the region and Europe.\ Saab further claimed there are 25 open investigations against Venezuelan opposition members for alleged corruption during the tenure of the opposition-led National Assembly (2015-2020), the last democratically elected institution in Venezuela. Maduro dissolved the Assembly in December 2020 and replaced it with a loyalist parliament. Saab accused the former opposition lawmakers of receiving USAID funds intended to aid Venezuelans and migrants. Throughout its 26 years in power, Venezuela's socialist regime, under both Hugo Chávez and Maduro, has repeatedly accused the United States of interfering in its internal affairs.
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