DETENTION NOW IN ITS THIRD YEAR by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 7, 2020) — On Thursday, the U.S. State Department confirmed news reports stating that the “Citgo 6,” six former Citgo executives taken prisoner in Caracas in November 2017, were returned to prison Wednesday after spending approximately two months on house arrest. Five of the six […]
BUT WHEN WILL THEY BE FREED? by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 20, 2019) — On Friday morning, Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams confirmed in a press conference that an “improvement in conditions” has taken place for the “Citgo 6,” six former executives of the Venezuelan oil company based in Houston, TX. The development was first […]
BUT WHEN WILL THEY BE FREED? by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 27, 2019) — During a press briefing at midday on Wednesday, Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams provided a brief update on the “Citgo 6,” six former executives of the Venezuelan-owned Citgo oil company who were accused of corruption and imprisoned without due process in […]
SIX FORMER EXECUTIVES HELD WITHOUT TRIAL FOR 19 MONTHS by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 10, 2019) — On Monday, the U.S. State Department issued a bulletin calling for “the former Maduro regime” to “release the wrongfully detained ‘CITGO 6’ in Venezuela.” “These men are suffering serious health conditions and must be released immediately,” the press release […]