Alex Saab: Venezuela halts talks after US extradites Maduro ally

Alex Saab, who was arrested in Cape Verde last year, extradited to the US to face money laundering charges.

Venezuela’s government says it will suspend negotiations with its opponents after the United States extradited a close ally of President Nicolas Maduro to face charges of money laundering.

Jorge Rodriguez, who heads the government’s negotiation team, said on Saturday that his team will not attend the next round of talks in Mexico City.

He called the decision “an expression of our deepest protest over the brutal aggression against” businessman Alex Saab.