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Spain arrests ex-Venezuelan minister on U.S. warrant
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS MAY 10, 2019 / 1:00 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Spain arrests ex-Venezuelan minister on U.S. warrant
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish police have arrested former Venezuelan minister Javier Alvarado Ochoa on a U.S. warrant as part of an investigation into money-laundering involving the Latin American nation’s state oil company PDVSA, court officials said.
Alvarado Ochoa served as minister for electric power development under Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s late predecessor, Hugo Chavez.
Maduro has described the U.S. investigation as politically motivated, and accuses Washington of seeking to undermine his government.
“(Alvarado Ochoa) is going to await in jail while his extradition is being processed,” said an official at the Spanish court that deals with extradition requests.
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Spain arrests ex-Venezuelan minister on U.S. warrant
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish police have arrested former Venezuelan minister Javier Alvarado Ochoa on a U.S. warrant as part of an investigation into money-laundering involving the Latin American nation’s state oil company PDVSA, court officials said.
Alvarado Ochoa served as minister for electric power development under Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s late predecessor, Hugo Chavez.
Maduro has described the U.S. investigation as politically motivated, and accuses Washington of seeking to undermine his government.
“(Alvarado Ochoa) is going to await in jail while his extradition is being processed,” said an official at the Spanish court that deals with extradition requests.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spain-venezuela-arrest/spain-arrests-ex-venezuelan-minister-on-u-s-warrant-idUSKCN1SG1Z0