Venezuela Supreme Court orders restructuring of country's Red Cross


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  • Saturday, 05 Aug 2023

FILE PHOTO: General view of the Supreme Court building in Caracas, Venezuela May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's Supreme Court on Friday ordered a "broad and diverse restructuring" of the Venezuelan Red Cross and the dismissal of the president and members of the board of directors.

The ruling ordered the establishment of an ad hoc restructuring board for the Venezuelan Red Cross, to be chaired by Ricardo Cusanno, the former president of Venezuela's largest business association, Fedecamaras.

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