Afghanistan, Dec. 24 -- Venezuelan lawmakers approved a law imposing up to 20-year prison sentences for piracy and blockades as U.S. sanctions and oil tanker seizures escalate regional tensions.
Venezuelan lawmakers approved a law imposing up to 20-year prison sentences for individuals involved in piracy, blockades, or other maritime crimes, intensifying tensions with the United States. The legislation, passed unanimously by the ruling party-controlled National Assembly, targets both direct and indirect involvement in financing or promoting such actions, Reuters reported.
The law comes as the U.S. Coast Guard has recently intercepted a sanctioned Venezuelan oil tanker and attempted to halt two additional vessels transporting crude in inte...