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US announces $25m reward for arrest of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro (www.bbc.com)

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The US has announced an increased $25m (£20.4m) reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on the day he was sworn in for a third six-year term in office.

Rewards have also been offered for information leading to the arrest and or conviction of Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello. A new reward of up to $15m for Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino has also been offered.

The UK also issued sanctions on 15 top Venezuelan officials, including judges, members of the security forces and military officials.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Its not just ideology, its about the peoples futures and not screwing them over permanently. The us isn't exactly known to benefit countries that open up to the free market and are poor, but rich in oil.