U.S. imposing sanctions on 21 top Venezuela officials over election crackdown


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  • Wednesday, 27 Nov 2024

WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (Reuters) - The United States is imposing sanction on 21 senior Venezuelan officials for their role in suppressing protests after a presidential election in July, a senior administration official said on Wednesday.

Washington says President Nicolas Maduro falsely claimed victory in the vote in what it called a subversion of democratic norms. The United States says opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez won and refers to him as the president-elect.

"(This) is not merely about holding Nicolas Maduro accountable," an administration official told reporters.

"Officials who are acting unlawfully to uphold his regime based on repressive tactics will also find themselves in the cross hairs of these sanctions."

In September, Venezuela's government rejected a United Nations human rights report criticizing repression of political opponents and children in the wake of the elections, saying it was a sign of coercion against the state.

The United States would also be imposing visa restrictions on a number of officials associated with Maduro, the administration official said.

(Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt, editing by David Ljunggren)

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