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Weekly Report - 17 September 2026 (WR-26-37)
VENEZUELA: Saab’s guilty plea raises prospect of new Maduro revelations
Alex Saab, the Colombian financier and close ally of Venezuela’s former president Nicolás Maduro (2013-2026), has entered into a plea bargain with US prosecutors who accuse him of coordinating a massive corruption network. His testimony could potentially be used against Maduro, whose own trial for alleged drug trafficking and weapons offences will begin in June next year.
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