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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