Venezuela’s Minister of Interior and Justice, Diosdado Cabello, dismissed on Thursday the accusation by the United States of seizing over 700 million dollars in assets from President Nicolás Maduro, whom the Donald Trump Administration has accused of leading the Cartel de los Soles, declared as a terrorist organization in that nation.
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“They are sanctioning, taking away from him, they say they took away assets, houses, and planes from Nicolás in the United States. They say they also froze my accounts, what accounts, accounts to pay, what accounts do I have. The YouTube account, oh yes, they did block my YouTube account, it’s true,” Cabello joked on his weekly program broadcasted on the state channel Venezolana de Televisión (VTV).”
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He also the first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) referred to the officials of the United States as “stupid” regarding this information.
“Anyone who knows Nicolás, knows he’s the same Nicolás as always. I’ve known him for 27 years and he hasn’t changed, he hasn’t betrayed Commander Hugo Chávez, he has withstood all the pressures from the Americans,” argued Cabello.
What is the accusation of the United States against Maduro?
The United States government said it had confiscated more than $700 million in assets from Maduro. Attorney General Pam Bondi highlighted in an interview with Fox News on Wednesday the confiscation of millions of dollars in assets from Maduro.
“This is organized crime, no different from the mafia and (alleged crimes) related to Maduro. The assets exceed 700 million dollars that we have already confiscated, but his reign of terror continues,” stated Bondi, who on August 7 announced an increase from 25 to 50 million dollars for the reward for information leading to Maduro’s arrest."
Bondi explained in the interview that the assets confiscated from Maduro include two luxurious planes, several houses, a mansion in the Dominican Republic, several mansions in Florida, a horse farm, nine vehicles, millions of dollars in jewelry, and cash. However, she insisted that what she described as an organized crime organization “continues to operate.”