A purge in Venezuela’s economically
crucial energy establishment reached the top tiers of power as the former heads
of the oil ministry and state-run producer PDVSA were accused of corruption and
imprisoned. Nelson Martinez and Eulogio del Pino, who alternated running the
agencies, joined 63 other oil-industry managers and officials who have been
arrested in recent months, Public Prosecutor Tarek William Saab said in a
Caracas news conference Thursday. “This
sends a clear signal as to which direction the criminal justice system is
taking,” Saab said. “We’re talking about the dismantling of the cartel that was
installed in PDVSA.” More… 
Friday, December 1, 2017
Venezuela Arrests Former Oil Heads as Maduro Widens Purge
A purge in Venezuela’s economically
crucial energy establishment reached the top tiers of power as the former heads
of the oil ministry and state-run producer PDVSA were accused of corruption and
imprisoned. Nelson Martinez and Eulogio del Pino, who alternated running the
agencies, joined 63 other oil-industry managers and officials who have been
arrested in recent months, Public Prosecutor Tarek William Saab said in a
Caracas news conference Thursday. “This
sends a clear signal as to which direction the criminal justice system is
taking,” Saab said. “We’re talking about the dismantling of the cartel that was
installed in PDVSA.” More… 
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