Venezuela-US Relations

by @pedrob

2020-08-08T21:00:02+00:00

Regional News • Americas • South America

Venezuela court sentences two U.S. ex-soldiers for 20 years after failed incursion

A Venezuelan court sentenced Luke Denman and Airan Berry, two former United States Army Special Forces soldiers, to 20 years in prison for their role in a failed incursion aimed at ousting President Nicolas Maduro in early May.

Chief prosecutor Tarek William Saab said on Twitter "Said gentlemen ADMITTED having committed crimes of conspiracy, association, illicit trafficking of weapons, war and terrorism typified in the Penal Code".

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