Canada imposes economic sanctions on 5 Venezuelan officials, including the high court president
Canada has imposed economic sanctions on five Venezuelan officials, including the head of the country’s high court, accusing them of engaging in electoral fraud during the disputed July presidential election
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Canada imposed economic sanctions on Tuesday on five Venezuelan officials, including the head of the country’s high court, accusing them of engaging in electoral fraud during the disputed July presidential election.
Both Venezuela’s incumbent President Nicolás Maduro and the political opposition — with its candidate Edmundo González, who is now in exile in Spain, and its leader Maria Corina Machado, who is in hiding in Venezuela — claim to have won the July 28 vote.
Tuesday's announcement from Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly marked the fourth time Canada has sanctioned individuals linked to Maduro's government.
Maduro’s government swiftly denounced the sanctions as “extortionate measures” and “a failed attempt to pressure Venezuela.”
