The move is meant to ensure illicitly acquired assets cannot be transferred out of Switzerland. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

GENEVA – The Swiss government said on Jan 5 that it had decided to freeze any assets held in Switzerland by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro or his associates “with immediate effect”.

Bern said it had reached its decision after Mr Maduro was seized in Caracas in a shock US military operation and brought to New York to face narcotrafficking charges.

Describing the situation as “volatile”, the Swiss government said in a statement that it wanted “to ensure that any illicitly acquired assets cannot be transferred out of Switzerland in the current situation”.

“The asset freeze comes into force today with immediate effect and will remain valid for four years until further notice.”

  • ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.caEnglish
    713·
    3 days ago

    To be fair,  I don’t exactly trust the other sources that say he didn’t receive the majority of the votes.

    That being said, that doesn’t change the fact he was corrupt and was living in luxury and was well fed while Venezuelans were hungry and poor.

    The only thing I admire about him is sticking up to the US, being an economic partner to Cuba and standing in solidarity with Palestinians.

    • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
      41·
      2 days ago

      To be fair,  I don’t exactly trust the other sources that say he Trump didn’t receive the majority of the votes.

      That being said, that doesn’t change the fact he was corrupt and was living in luxury and was well fed while Venezuelans Americans were hungry and poor.

      • ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.caEnglish
        45·
        2 days ago

        Well, yeah. But one doesn’t cancel the other.

        EDIT: This is nothing more than whataboutism. “What about Trump?” Yeah I know Trump is a garbage of a human being. If you can even  all him human at this point. Him, the people around him and the entire American government have done so much harm to humanity. They’re worst only next to Israel, whose people make the worst fictional monsters look like little ballerinas.

        But that doesn’t cancel the fact Maduro was an asshole corrupt crooked motherfucker who inflicted a lot of pain on the people of his country.

        Do I condone him being kidnapped like this? Hell no. That’s bullshit. America can fuck off.

        • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
          1·
          1 day ago

          This is nothing more than whataboutism

          I’m not trying to cancel anything about Maduro. I’m highlighting the parallels between him and the wealthy, corrupt, convicted felon in charge of the US.

          • ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.caEnglish
            1·
            23 hours ago

            Well we all know about the US gouvernent and their crimes.

            But why can’t anybody here acknowledge that Maduro was a crook himself? He had to go, but he rigged the system against it.

            I mean if we were talking about Chavez, that guy had his people’s well being at heart. And I have a lot of respect for that man.

            But Maduro I can’t defend. And it seems to me like the people here are defending him, and argue and downvote in bad faith. If a leader is a bad person,  no matter where they stand on the political spectrum, they shouldn’t be defended from any criticism.

              • ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.caEnglish
                1·
                18 hours ago

                The initial comment I made was that his election being fair and democratic was debatable, which is true. Then everybody went apeshit trying to defend him with whataboutisms. That’s the problem.

                • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
                  2·
                  17 hours ago

                  I didn’t really have a problem with your description. I just thought it was so close to describing Trump that it needed highlighting.

                  “It doesn’t change the fact that [Trump] was corrupt and was living in luxury and was well fed while [Americans] were hungry and poor.”