One year later, Venezuela still holding 5 US 'hostages'

Washington Examiner ^ | Nov. 19, 2018

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Just days before Thanksgiving last year, a group of longtime Houston residents landed in South America for a meeting about Citgo, the U.S.-based, Venezuela-owned oil company where they worked. But the meeting was a ruse.

Instead of discussing business, the company executives were fired, arrested, and thrown in jail two days before planned family gatherings, accused of negotiating a loan on poor terms.

One year later, the deposed executives — including five naturalized American citizens — remain in custody as Venezuela’s authoritarian government presides over an economic collapse and ever-worsening relations with the Trump administration.

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including five naturalized American citizens

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Any bets on whether that gave up their other citizenship?

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, we have difficulties obtaining access to detained individuals in Venezuela, particularly those with dual citizenship.”

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and there is the answer

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[marktwain]

accused of negotiating a loan on poor terms

Interesting "crime".

[CptnObvious]

It's called "biting the hand that feeds you"! Poor quality crude that the US and Asia processes it for them. The quality has gotten worse. The further it has to be transported the less they get for it. Therefore the US (Citgo) is there best refiners.

Kidnapping Citgo Employees was a very bad move.