State Dept Denies Claims of Amnesty Offer for Maduro
Published on August 13, 2024
An official with the U.S. Department of State has denied claims made in media reports that it had made an offer of amnesty to Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro. Presidential elections were held in Venezuela on July 28. Maduro was declared the winner, but this has been contested ever since, with the opposition claiming they won in a landslide. Thousands of Venezuelans have also taken to the streets in protest, claiming opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia had actually won and Maduro stole the election. In an Aug. 11 report from the Wall Street Journal, it was claimed the State Department was considering amnesty for Maduro and his top lieutenants in exchange for ceding power peacefully, citing people familiar with the matter....