Venezuela’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that executives appointed to boards affiliated with State oil firm PDVSA — in a bid for control by Opposition leader Juan Guaido — face criminal prosecution. The court ordered legal action against 15 executives that the National Assembly, headed by Mr. Guaido, named to form four new executive boards for PDVSA and its U.S.-based affiliate Citgo.
Mr. Guaido celebrated the appointments as a “step forward,” but Mr. Maduro had warned that those accepting “illegal” appointments would face justice.
