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Through the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the Department of the Treasury, the United States Government issued sanctions against those complicit in the electoral fraud in Venezuela, who declared victory without providing sufficient evidence from the dictator Nicolás Maduro.
“Today, the United States is taking decisive action against Maduro and his representatives for their repression of the Venezuelan people and the denial of their citizens' rights to free and fair elections,” said Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo.
The measure targets "key officials involved in Maduro's fraudulent and illegitimate claims of victory and his brutal repression of freedom of expression following the elections, while the overwhelming majority of Venezuelans are calling for change," the U.S. source added.
"The Biden-Harris Administration will continue to use our tools to hold Maduro and his accomplices accountable, and to support the democratic aspirations of the people," concluded Adeyemo.
The list, which includes the names of 16 Venezuelan officials involved in the electoral fraud of July 28, is headed by Caryslia Rodríguez Rodríguez, the president of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), an ally of the Chavista regime, as well as by prosecutor Luis Ernesto Dueñez Reyes, who signed the arrest warrant against former presidential candidate and Maduro's rival in the elections, Edmundo González.
In addition, magistrates from the TSJ appear, including the vice president of the TSJ and member of the Electoral Chamber, Fanny Márquez Cordero, as well as judges, prosecutors, rectors of the National Electoral Council (CNE), members of the National Assembly, and the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) and the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB), all aligned with Maduro's dictatorship and complicit in his fraud and subsequent repression of Venezuelans dissatisfied with the outcome.
Their names add to those of others who remain sanctioned by the United States, starting with Nicolás Maduro (sanctioned since 2017), as well as high-ranking government and military officials in the country. Notable figures include First Vice President Delcy Rodríguez Gómez (since 2018), the leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), which supports Maduro, Diosdado Cabello Rondón (since 2018), First Lady Cilia Flores de Maduro (since 2018), Attorney General Tarek William Saab (since 2017), and Minister of Defense Vladimir Padrino López (since 2018), among others.
With this measure, all property and interests in property of the listed individuals that are located in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons are blocked and must be reported to OFAC. In addition, all entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, individually or collectively, by 50 percent or more of one or more blocked persons are also blocked.
Furthermore, financial institutions and others who engage in certain transactions or activities with sanctioned entities and individuals may be subject to penalties or coercive measures.
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