05.01.2026 16:52
The Swiss Federal Council has decided to freeze all assets within the country of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and individuals associated with him, who have been arrested by the United States. This decision aims to prevent the outflow of assets.
The Swiss Federal Council has decided to freeze all assets in the country of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and individuals associated with him, who are detained by the United States.
SWITZERLAND FREEZES MADURO'S ASSETS
A blow to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who was arrested by the U.S., also came from Switzerland. Switzerland has decided to freeze all of Maduro's assets. The Swiss government made a written statement regarding the matter. The statement said, "The Federal Council has decided to urgently freeze all assets of Venezuelan President Maduro and other individuals associated with him in Switzerland."
In the statement, it was conveyed that this decision aims to prevent the outflow of assets, and it was noted that this decision does not affect members of the current Venezuelan government. The statement included, "If future legal proceedings reveal that the funds were obtained illegally, Switzerland will try to ensure that they benefit the people of Venezuela. The asset freeze decision was made in addition to the sanctions against Venezuela that have been in effect since 2018 under the Embargo Law."
U.S. ATTACK ON VENEZUELA
On January 3, around 02:00 local time in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, explosions and sounds of aircraft were heard.
The Venezuelan government accused the U.S. of carrying out attacks on civilian and military facilities in various regions of the country following the explosions.
Trump announced that a large-scale attack was carried out against Maduro and that Maduro and his wife were taken out of the country.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi also stated that a criminal complaint had been filed against Maduro and his wife Flores in the U.S., and that Maduro faced charges of "drug terrorism, cocaine trafficking, and possession of machine guns and destructive devices against the U.S."
The Venezuelan government called on the international community to condemn the U.S., while some countries criticized the attack, and there were also those who supported the U.S. with their statements.
The Venezuelan Supreme Court (TSJ) decided that Vice President Delcy Rodriguez would assume the role of interim President of the country following Maduro's detention.