国际英语资讯:U.S. announces sanctions against 10 Venezuelan officials
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 9-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Treasury">Treasury</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="sanction">sanction</span> <span word="against">against</span> 10 <span word="current">current</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Venezuelan">Venezuelan</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="are">are</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="undermining">undermining</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="processes">processes</span>, <span word="media">media</span> <span word="censorship">censorship</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="government">government</span>-<span word="administered">administered</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="sanctioned">sanctioned</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="Freddy">Freddy</span> <span word="Alirio">Alirio</span> <span word="Bernal">Bernal</span> <span word="Rosales">Rosales</span>, <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span>, <span word="Ernesto">Ernesto</span> <span word="Emilio">Emilio</span> <span word="Villegas">Villegas</span> <span word="Poljak">Poljak</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="information">information</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Julian">Julian</span> <span word="Isaias">Isaias</span> <span word="Rodriguez">Rodriguez</span> <span word="Diaz">Diaz</span>, <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="actions">actions</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="assets">assets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="jurisdiction">jurisdiction</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="frozen">frozen</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="prohibited">prohibited</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="sanction">sanction</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Venezuelan">Venezuelan</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 15. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Treasury">Treasury</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="by">by</span> "<span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="irregularities">irregularities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="unexpectedly">unexpectedly</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="governorships">governorships</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="audit">audit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="results">results</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Venezuelan">Venezuelan</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="proceeded">proceeded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swear">swear</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="oath">oath</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="office">office</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="department">department</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Maduro">Maduro</span> <span word="regime">regime</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="destroy">destroy</span> <span word="democratic">democratic</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Treasury">Treasury</span> <span word="Steven">Steven</span> <span word="T">T</span>. <span word="Mnuchin">Mnuchin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span>.</p>
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