2023-12-20 21:29:07
The United States has freed Colombian businessman Alex Saab, a close collaborator of the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, in exchange for Venezuela’s release of ten American citizens and twenty Venezuelan prisoners.
In a call with journalists, senior White House officials confirmed the agreement that has required President Joe Biden to “extremely difficult” but “correct” decision to release Saab, and also explained that among those released by the Maduro Government is Roberto Abdul, president of the Venezuelan NGO Súmate.
As part of the agreement, in addition, Venezuela agrees to extradite US military contractor Leonard Francis to the United Statesknown as ‘Fat Leonard’, alleged responsible for one of the biggest corruption scandals in the US Army.
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