Weekly Report - 17 September 2026 (WR-26-37)

VENEZUELA: Saab’s guilty plea raises prospect of new Maduro revelations

ANDEAN COUNTRIES by Patrick de Courcy 17 September 2026 68 views

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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