Venezuela attorney general will investigate El Salvador officials for alleged detainee abuse


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  • Tuesday, 22 Jul 2025

Venezuela's Attorney General Tarek Saab addresses the media, in Caracas, Venezuela January 13, 2025. REUTERS/Gaby Oraa/File Photo

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BOGOTA (Reuters) - Venezuela Attorney General Tarek Saab said on Monday that his office will investigate El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, as well as the country's justice minister and head of prisons, for the alleged abuse of more than 200 Venezuelans recently held in the Central American country.

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