Katherine Haringhton
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Katherine Nayartih Haringhton Padrón (5 December 1971) is a Venezuelan lawyer who was the deputy attorney general between 2017 and 2018. She is known for taking important political legal cases and for being the only civilian among seven officials sanctioned during the Barack Obama administration by the Executive Order 13692 in March 2015 because of human rights violations between February and March 2014.[1]
Sanctions
[edit]On 27 March 2018, Panama sanctioned 55 public officials, including Haringhton.[2]
On 25 June 2018, the European Union sanctioned 11 officials, including Haringhton,[3] in response to the May 2018 Venezuelan presidential election.[4]
On 10 July 2018, Haringhton, among 11 Venezuelans previously sanctioned by the European Union in June 2018, was added to the sanctions list of Switzerland.[5]
Haringhton was sanctioned by the Canadian government on 15 April 2019 under the Special Economic Measures Act.[6] The government statement said that "the sanctions hit high ranking officials of the Maduro regime, regional governors, and people directly implicated in activities undermining democratic institutions".[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Issuance of a new Venezuela-related Executive Order; Venezuela-related Designations". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Los 55 funcionarios sancionados por Panamá por 'blanqueo de capitales'". El Nacional (in Spanish). 30 March 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- Hermoso Fernandez, Jesus Noel (29 March 2018). "Panamá sanciona a Nicolás Maduro, 54 funcionarios chavistas y a 16 empresas relacionadas (Lista)" [Panama sanctions Nicolás Maduro, 54 Chavista officials and 16 related business (List)]. Efecto Cocuyo. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- Camacho, Carlos (27 March 2018). "Panama sanctions Venezuela, including Maduro & 1st Lady family companies". Latin American Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2019. - ^ "Council decision (CFSP) 2018/901 of 25 June 2018". Official Journal of the European Union. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Venezuela: EU adds 11 officials to sanctions list" (Press release). Council of the European Union. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Switzerland Sanctions 11 More Venezuelans, including Delcy Rodriguez, El Aissami, Chourio". Latin American Herald Tribune. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- "Sanctions suisses contre la vice-présidente du Venezuela" [Swiss sanctions against the vice president of Venezuela] (in French). Swiss Broadcasting Company. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2019. - ^ "Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Venezuela) Regulations". Government of Canada. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Canada expands Venezuela sanctions, adds 43 people close to Maduro". CBC Canada. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
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