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		</div><p>Venezuela’s chief prosecutor is seeking to ban opposition leader Juan Guaido from leaving the country as part of a criminal probe into his anti-government activities.</p>
<p>Tarek William Saab made the request to the government-stacked Supreme Court on Tuesday.</p>
<p>He also asked the high court to block the financial accounts of Mr Guaido who has been recognised by some countries, including the US, as interim leader of the South American nation.</p>
<p><a href="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/B83C9217-287D-4FFD-8CBA-808423DD5D7B.jpeg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-125014" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/B83C9217-287D-4FFD-8CBA-808423DD5D7B.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="338" /></a></p>
<p>Mr Saab did not specify what crimes Mr Guaido is being investigated for.</p>
<p>He only said it was tied to the unrest sparked by his decision to declare himself interim president last week in a direct challenge to President Nicolas Maduro’s authority.</p>
<p>Mr Guaido heads the nation’s congress and he has been recognised as the nation’s rightful leader by two dozen nations that contend the re-election of socialist Mr Maduro was a sham, in part because his strongest opponents were barred from running.</p>
<figure id="attachment_125015" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-125015" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/D6A281E1-27E6-49DB-9F79-FCEAB70634E8.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-125015" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/D6A281E1-27E6-49DB-9F79-FCEAB70634E8.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="400" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-125015" class="wp-caption-text">Workers and customers gather at a wholesale food market in Caracas</figcaption></figure>
<p>Meanwhile, Mr Guaido has said US sanctions against the state-owned oil company fall in line with requests politicians have made to “protect” the nation’s assets abroad.</p>
<p>Mr Guaido said in an interview with CNN in Spanish that Venezuela’s opposition-controlled congress approved a measure in January asking foreign nations to ensure the country’s assets are not “looted” by Mr Maduro.</p>
<p>He said the measure’s only purpose was to ensure that Mr Maduro’s government “doesn’t continue robbing the people of Venezuela”.</p>
<p>The United States announced sanctions against Petroleos de Venezuela SA on Monday, cutting off a vital source of income for the distressed nation.<b>&#8211; Press Association</b></p>
<h2 class="in-article">Venezuela&#8217;s would-be leader backs US sanctions against oil company</h2>
<figure id="attachment_125016" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-125016" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/3DC61275-7F36-42C8-A7BC-D4CAD53520D2.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-125016" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/3DC61275-7F36-42C8-A7BC-D4CAD53520D2.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="338" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-125016" class="wp-caption-text">Juan Guaido, head of Venezuela&#8217;s opposition-run congress, declares himself interim president of Venezuela, during a rally demanding President Nicolas Maduro&#8217;s resignation in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019.</figcaption></figure>
<p>The Venezuelan opposition leader who has declared himself the country&#8217;s rightful president has said US sanctions against the state-owned oil company fall in line with requests politicians have made to &#8220;protect&#8221; the nation&#8217;s assets abroad.</p>
<p>Juan Guaido said in an interview with CNN in Spanish on Monday evening that Venezuela&#8217;s opposition-controlled congress approved a measure in January asking foreign nations to ensure the country&#8217;s assets are not &#8220;looted&#8221; by President Nicolas Maduro.</p>
<p>Mr Guaido is the leader of the National Assembly, which is the only branch of Venezuela&#8217;s government recognised by the US and other nations.</p>
<p>Mr Guaido said the measure&#8217;s only purpose is to ensure that Mr Maduro&#8217;s government &#8220;doesn&#8217;t continue robbing the people of Venezuela&#8221;.</p>
<p>The United States announced sanctions against Petroleos de Venezuela SA on Monday, cutting off a vital source of income for the distressed nation.</p>
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