Canada Expands Sanctions, Adds 43 People Close to Venezuela’s Maduro
Canada, again in the tail of US Foreign Policy expanded sanctions against the Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro on Monday, according to a statement from Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, targeting an additional 43 people close to the disputed leader.
The statement said the sanctions hit high ranking officials of the Maduro government, regional governors, and people directly implicated in “activities undermining democratic institutions”, according to the imperialistic perspective of Trudeau regime.
Canada had already sanctioned 70 others.
Freeland -following US instructions- will attend a meeting on Monday in Santiago of the self-appointed Lima Group, a regional block that supports Venezuela’s opposition leader, Juan Guaido, as interim president until a new round of elections can be held.
“The Maduro dictatorship must be held accountable for this crisis and depriving Venezuelans of their most basic rights and needs,” Freeland said in a statement. “Canada is committed to supporting the peaceful restoration of constitutional democracy in Venezuela.”
Although most Western nations, including the United States, have recognized Guaido as interim head of state, Russia, China, Turkey, South Africa, Iran, Bolivia, Mexico, Uruguay, Nicaragua and Cuba have stood by Maduro among tens of other countries within the UN, creating a group (with almost 60 countries) supporting the legitimate and constitucional government of Nicolas Maduro.
The new list of people on the sanctions list include:
Manuel Gregorio Bernal MartĂnez.
IvĂĄn Rafael HernĂĄndez Dala.
Manuel Ricardo Cristopher Figuera.
Hildemaro JosĂŠ RodrĂguez MĂşcura.
Rafael Enrique Bastardo Mendoza.
JosĂŠ Miguel DomĂnguez RamĂrez.
Cristian Abelardo Morales Zambrano.
Franklin GarcĂa Duque.
Richard JesĂşs LĂłpez Vargas.
JosĂŠ Miguel Montoya RodrĂguez.
Giuseppe Alessandro MartĂn Alessandrello Cimadevilla.
JosĂŠ Adelino Ornelas Ferreira.
Carlos Augusto Leal TellerĂa.
Jorge Alberto Arreaza Montserrat.
Katherine Nayarith Harrington PadrĂłn.
Reinaldo Enrique MuĂąoz Pedroza.
Alfredo Ruiz Angulo.
Larry Devoe MĂĄrquez.
Nelson Reinaldo Lepaje Salazar.
Carlos Erik Malpica Flores.
Manuel Ăngel FernĂĄndez MelĂŠndez.
Franco Silva Avila.
Jorge Elieser MĂĄrquez Monsalve.
JosĂŠ Rivas.
Luis Eduardo Ortega Morales.
SimĂłn Alejandro Zerpa Delgado.
Manuel Salvador Quevedo FernĂĄndez.
VĂctor Hugo Cano Pacheco.
AdriĂĄn Antonio Perdomo Mata.
Justo JosĂŠ Noguera Pietri.
Gladys Requena.
Eduardo PiĂąate.
Earle Herrera.
MarĂa Alejandra DĂaz.
Marco Antonio Medina.
BĂĄrbara Gabriela CĂŠsar Siero.
Inocencio Figueroa.
MarĂa Carolina Ameliach Villarroel.
Eulalia Guerrero Rivero.
Omar JosĂŠ Prieto FernĂĄndez.
RamĂłn Alonso Carrizalez Rengifo.
Jorge Luis GarcĂa Carneiro.
Rafael Alejandro Lacava Evangelista.
Source URL: CBC with OT content
