Venezuela prosecutor orders arrest of former state oil chief
Share
Tweet
January 26, 2018
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's chief prosecutor ordered the arrest of the former head of the state oil company Thursday, accusing him of bankrupting the downtrodden country's primary source of income.
Officials also announced that Venezuela is expelling the Spanish ambassador, a move that further isolates the Latin American nation from the international community.
Rafael Ramirez, the former head of the PDVSA state oil company, is wanted on suspicion of money laundering and embezzlement, Attorney General Tarek William Saab said.
Ramirez recently resigned as Venezuela's ambassador at the...
For access to this article please
sign in or
subscribe.
Reader Comments(0)