Maduro says his “friend” Alex Saab has “things to tell” after a week in freedom

The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduroguaranteed this Wednesday that the Colombian businessman Alex Saabwhom he considers his friend, has “many things” what “tell and say“, after a week of his release in U.Swhere – stated the president – he was the victim of a “terrible torture”.

In his welcome speech at a Christmas party in Miraflores Presidential Palacein Caracasthe head of state, who invited “very especially”for Saab and his wife, Camila FabriAt this meeting, he once again celebrated the release of the businessman, who “He is celebrating a week today after being reborn”.

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“We rescued him from kidnapping, from the terrible torture he suffered. Many things still need to be said and said“Maduro said.

The United States released Saab on December 20, which was facing a series of charges for money laundryin a prisoner exchange with Venezuelawhich freed ten Americans and twenty Venezuelans considered “political prisoners”.

The pardon granted by the American president, Joe Bidenthe Colombian businessman, a close collaborator of Maduro, is prohibited from profiting from films or books about his life, among other conditions.

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Saab was extradited in 2021 to the US from Cape Greenwhere the Colombian’s plane made a technical stop on the trip back to Venezuela from Will.

Maduro’s collaborator was detained in a prison in Miami Since then, he has been awaiting trial on a series of charges for diverting more than 350 million dollars from Venezuela to the North American country.

Source: Elcomercio

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