Former Venezuelan oil, finance ministers arrested in PDVSA corruption case, AG says


Reuters | Caracas | Updated: 09-04-2024 22:34 IST | Created: 09-04-2024 22:34 IST
Former Venezuelan oil, finance ministers arrested in PDVSA corruption case, AG says
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Venezuela's former oil minister, Tareck El Aissami, once one of the most influential officials in President Nicolas Maduro's government, has been arrested in a corruption probe into state oil company PDVSA, the attorney general said on Tuesday.

Former finance minister Simon Zerpa has also been detained.

El Aissami, surprisingly resigned in March 2023 amid a wide anti-corruption probe ordered by Maduro, which has been mainly focused on wrongdoing at PDVSA.

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