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Venezuela's Attorney General Tarek William Saab says evidence has been discovered revealing a network of extortionists who had planned to destabilize the nation's democratically-elected Bolivarian Revolutionary government.
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Speaking to reporters during a news conference at the Public Ministry headquarters in Caracas, Saab said “We've authorized two district attornerys to investigate these grave crimes and they are working on the case immediately.”
He outlined the corruption accusations against his predecessor Luisa Ortega's husband and members of her team of prosecutors.
Ortega was suspended on August 5 by the National Constituent Assembly while she is investigated over accusations of "grave breaches of the law."
Fiscal General @TarekWiliamSaab destacó que la suma extorsionada supera los 6 millones de dólares solo en el Banco UBS, en Bahamas
— MinPublicoVE (@MinpublicoVE) 16 August 2017
Saab said the network specialized in operating with “double passports”.
He added that the probe will examine allegations of “corruption, extortion, association to commit crime, and money laundering.”
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