US Slaps Sanctions on Venezuela's Foreign Minister, Judge

• 04.27.2019, 11:31
•  America,  World

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Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza and a judge, Carol Padilla, were targeted over the ongoing crisis in Venezuela, the Treasury Department said, the latest in a list of officials blacklisted by US authorities for their role in President Nicolas Maduro's government, Aljazeera reports. 

The designation of Arreaza and Judge Carol Bealexis Padilla de Arretureta freezes any assets they have in the United States and prohibits any US citizens or entities from having financial dealings with them.

Arreaza is a prominent figure in the Maduro government who has represented Venezuela at the United Nations amid the deep political and economic crisis in the South American country.

The judge approved the jailing of an opposition politician last year in connection with an apparent assassination attempt of the president.

She reportedly also approved the detention of a top aide to the opposition head of the National Assembly, Juan Guaido.