Maduro Financier Saab Seeks Immunity From Extradition to U.S.

As a Venezuelan envoy to Iran, Alex Saab should not have been arrested in the archipelago of Cape Verde off the West African coast, where his private plane stopped to refuel while flying from Venezuela to Iran last year, his legal team said in a statement Tuesday. Saab’s lawyers are challenging a ruling by a Miami district judge that refused to consider his immunity until he appears in the country. By Yinka Ibukun, Full Text -> Bloomberg

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