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Chile bars entry to 'more than 100' Venezuelans linked to Maduro govt: President

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AFP Santiago
Last Updated : Jul 05 2019 | 10:10 PM IST

Chile has barred entry to more than 100 Venezuelans linked to the "dictatorship" of President Nicolas Maduro following a damning UN report, President Sebastian Pinera announced Friday.

"We are going to prohibit the entry into Chile of more than 100 people who are directly linked to the Venezuelan dictatorship," Pinera told a press conference in Santiago.

He did not specify individuals on the list of those barred, but said: "They are people who are part of the Venezuelan government."
Pinera said he would request that Bachelet -- his leftist predecessor as Chile's president -- provide "all the background and evidence supporting the report to the International Criminal Court."
He said the UN report "is a necessary and useful report to be able to face up to the serious and tragic problems that affect Venezuela."

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First Published: Jul 05 2019 | 10:10 PM IST

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