Sunday, August 27, 2017

Venezuela: Former Chavista Prosecutor Accuses Maduro of Profiting from Food Rations



Venezuela: Former Chavista Prosecutor Accuses Maduro of Profiting from Food Rations
by Ben Kew 25 Aug 2017
Venezuela’s recently ousted prosecutor general, Luisa Ortega Díaz, has accused socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro of personally profiting from food rations amid the country’s widespread humanitarian crisis.

Attending a regional trade summit in Brazil, Ortega accused Maduro of profiting off of the government’s food ration delivery system, claiming that the Mexican company behind it “is presumably owned by Nicolás Maduro,” despite being registered under other names.

“I want to denounce, in front of the world, a grave situation in Venezuela: that of excessive corruption,” Ortega said at the conference. “Because of that reason, the Maduro administration is violating the constitution and law to protect itself.”

“In Venezuela, there are no guarantees that any investigation related to organized crime, terrorism, drug trafficking ends in conviction because the most probable outcome is that the key evidence disappears because there are many interests in corruption not being investigated,” she continued.

She also accused high-ranking chavista Diosdado Cabello of illicitly profiting from the Brazilian firm Odebrecht, which has admitted to bribing governments across Latin America to the tune of $100 million.

The scandal-plagued firm allegedly won $300 billion in Venezuelan construction contracts; however, many of their projects remain unfinished.

Responding to Ortega’s statements, Henrique Capriles Radonski, the opposition governor of Miranda state, urged her to “get to the bottom” of the corruption scandal.

“The people need to know who is stealing their money and how much they’ve robbed,” Capriles said in a statement. “If they hadn’t stolen the income of Venezuelans, we would never be in this economic situation of shortages, hunger, and poverty.”

The allegations of corruption are all the more shocking given Venezuela’s current economic predicament. Amidst skyrocketing inflation, the country’s monthly minimum wage has fallen to under $6 and there are chronic shortages of food, medicine, electricity, and basic sanitary products.

Ortega fled Venezuela this week with her husband for Colombia after taking a speedboat the island of Aruba and then flying to the capital of Bogotá.

Ortega, who for years served as a pro-government attorney general and loyalist to the late Hugo Chávez, was fired by Maduro’s “national constituents assembly” (ANC), a fraudulent legislative body, after she began filing charges of human rights abuses against the regimes security forces.

Following her departure, Venezuelan authorities broadcasted a raid on Ortega’s home on national television, with images showing officers rifling through luxury items such as designer clothes, fine wines, and signed artworks belonging to the former attorney general.

The replacement attorney general, Tarek William Saab, has, in turn, accused Ortega herself of “grave moral and ethical infractions,” and last week unveiled a number of corruption charges against her including claims she ran “extortion gang” by funneling profits into an offshore account, as well as blaming her for the deaths of protesters during the widespread anti-government demonstrations that have taken place since April.

Yesterday, Ortega confirmed she would return to Colombia, where Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has confirmed he will grant asylum. It is not yet clear whether she will accept it.

Let’s connect the dots:

Venezuela
Nicolas Maduro Moros is the president of Venezuela.

Note: Moises Naim was a minister of trade and industry for Venezuela, a board member for the International Crisis Group, is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, a global board member for the Open Society Foundations, a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), and an advisory council member for the Transparency International-USA.
George Soros is a board member for the International Crisis Group, a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, and a friend of Michael Douglas.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
Jessica Tuchman Mathews was a board member for the International Crisis Group, the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), an advisory council member for the Transparency International-USA, and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Ed Griffin’s interview with Norman Dodd in 1982
(The investigation into the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace uncovered the plans for population control by involving the United States in war)
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Michael Douglas is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), a friend of George Soros, and a messenger of peace for the United Nations.
Warren E. Buffett is an adviser for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), and Howard G. Buffett’s father.
Howard G. Buffett is Warren E. Buffett’s son, and a goodwill ambassador for the World Food Programme.
World Food Programme is an affiliate of the United Nations.
Venezuela is a member of the United Nations.
Nicolas Maduro Moros is the president of Venezuela.
Moises Naim was a minister of trade and industry for Venezuela, a board member for the International Crisis Group, is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, a global board member for the Open Society Foundations, a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), and an advisory council member for the Transparency International-USA.
George Soros is a board member for the International Crisis Group, a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, and a friend of Michael Douglas.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
Mark Malloch-Brown is a co-chair for the International Crisis Group, a global board member for the Open Society Foundations, and was the deputy secretary-general for the United Nations.
Venezuela is a member of the United Nations.
World Food Programme is an affiliate of the United Nations.
Howard G. Buffett is a goodwill ambassador for the World Food Programme, and Warren E. Buffett’s son.
William H. Luers was a U.S. ambassador for Venezuela, and is an advisory board member for Christie's Inc.
Clifford M. Sobel is an advisory board member for Christie's Inc, and was a U.S. ambassador for Brazil.
Guido Goldman is an advisory board member for Christie's Inc, and the founder & chairman emeritus for the German Marshall Fund of the United States (think tank).
German Marshall Fund of the United States (think tank) was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Michael Douglas is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), a friend of George Soros, and a messenger of peace for the United Nations.
Warren E. Buffett is an adviser for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), and Howard G. Buffett’s father.
Howard G. Buffett is Warren E. Buffett’s son, and a goodwill ambassador for the World Food Programme.
World Food Programme is an affiliate of the United Nations.
Venezuela is a member of the United Nations.
Nicolas Maduro Moros is the president of Venezuela.

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