Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced on Monday the restructuring of the state-owned oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), following the recent corruption cases that have led to the resignation of Oil Minister Tareck El Aissami.
Maduro has affirmed that the Venezuelan Government has assumed »a vertical, frontal and absolute position in the fight against corruption», as he stated during a meeting with the leadership of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV).
»We have given this first blow to the mafiosi, to the mafiosas, and I have the absolute will and decision to go to the very root to dismember all these mafias that we have discovered with our hands in the dough», he assured, after clarifying that the investigation began several weeks ago.
The investigation, led by the President, has shown that some officials have committed crimes within the framework of these »corruption mafias» of the state-owned company, which has ramifications in private companies, as reported by the portal Últimas Noticias.
In addition, the Venezuelan Prosecutor’s Office has not ruled out requesting new arrest warrants for the cases of corruption in the Government: »New elements will come out that will surely lead us to other people and this will be informed in a timely manner», said the Venezuelan Prosecutor Tarek William Saab.
In this sense, Saab has assured that the investigation »has just begun, it is the preamble of a first phase». We are organizing technical tables to get to the bottom of this truth and compensate the damage caused to the Republic», he added, as reported by Globovisión.
For his part, the candidate of Voluntad Popular for the opposition primaries Juan Guaidó, has accused Maduro of being responsible for »the tragedy» that the country is living in reference to the corruption cases.
According to a statement from Guaidó’s party, the corruption »confirms that the humanitarian crisis» is not »the fault of the alleged blockade» and the sanctions imposed against the Latin American country.
The candidate to the presidential elections of the country for Primero Justicia (PM) Henrique Capriles, who has considered that »the leadership that holds power» is carrying out »a settling of scores».
They are fighting for the loot and do not care about the suffering of the people», said Capriles, who denounced that corruption »continues at the highest level» and that it affects »the common citizen» every day.
Thus, the opposition has urged to seek »true justice, responsibility and transparency» so that the Venezuelan people may have »a government that acts with integrity and for the benefit of all».
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
