Venezuela's Speaker, Diosdado Cabello, vows to sue over cocaine ring reports

[Judi Lynn]

Venezuela's Speaker, Diosdado Cabello, vows to sue over cocaine ring reports

Parliamentary chief plans lawsuits in the US and Spain over media reports accusing him of cocaine trafficking and money laundering

Reuters
Sunday 31 May 2015 22.29 EDT

Venezuela’s National Assembly Speaker, Diosdado Cabello, said on Sunday he planned to file lawsuits in Spain and the US following media reports linking him and other top officials to cocaine trafficking and money laundering.

The Wall Street Journal two weeks ago reported that US federal prosecutors were gathering evidence from former cocaine traffickers and military defectors as part of an investigation into Cabello, No 2 of the ruling Socialist party.

The Spanish newspaper ABC in January published a story alleging Cabello’s former security chief had fled for the US with evidence that Cabello was involved in the drug trade.

Cabello denied the charges, and has sued three Venezuelan media outlets for republishing information from the ABC story.

More:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/01/venezuelas-speaker-diosdado-cabello-vows-to-sue-over-cocaine-ring-reports

[delrem]

1. What does that mean:

"The Wall Street Journal two weeks ago reported that US federal prosecutors were gathering evidence from ..."
Maybe the WSJ should be held accountable.

[Marksman_91]

2. Wonder if the negotiations with Thomas Shannon have anything to do with Cabello

Rumor has it that Maduro and the White House have been dealing almost in secret to discuss sensitive information, among it being turning over Cabello. At this point Godgiven Hair can't even think about stepping out of Venezuelan territory, not even in Cuba. I'm guessing the moment he steps on foreign soil, the local government will be ready with a pair of handcuffs in collaboration with the DEA.