New Venezuela law punishes support for sanctions with heavy jail terms

Venezuela’s congress on Thursday passed a law punishing support for international sanctions on President Nicolas Maduro’s regime with up to 30 years in prison. “Anyone who promotes, instigates, requests, invokes, favors, facilitates, supports or participates in the adoption of coercive measures… will be punished with imprisonment of 25 to 30 years,” the law states. The […]

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