VENEZUELA IS TRYING CIVILIANS BEFORE MILITARY COURTS

If you have not already increased your assessment of Country Risk on Venezuela to the maximum level, the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) has stated that the nation's practice of trying civilians before military courts means that the rule of law in Venezuela is essentially dead. Accordingly, all risk-based compliance programs should now regard any transactions with Venezuelan entities, for any purpose, as potential total losses, due to lack of access to a fair and impartial court system.