Venezuelan President Maduro last Thursday announced the arrest of a senior tax official, what he says is a concerted effort to eliminate corruption in the South American OPEC's latest move.
Maduro said that the local tax authorities Director SENIAT in the coastal town of La Guaira national intelligence officer was caught in cash over four million bolivars (about $ 635,000 of the official exchange rate).
"We searched the luxury apartment in Caracas eastern bandit business, his behavior and his accomplices were arrested," said Maduro, who won the presidential election in April after the death of his mentor, Hugo Chavez.
"He walk around freely, personal bribes ... I appeal to everyone, the revolutionaries, honest people, support my fight against corruption."
So far, the transplanted Maduro new drive trapping state-owned enterprises, organizations and government departments, some of the senior officials. No leftist "Chavismo" movement forged by his late mentor heavyweight leaders.
This prompted opposition leaders such as Enrique Capriles, who lost the April elections only after Maduro smaller, more politically connected target, accusing his government.
"Capriles said:" Our nation is controlled by a cartel, which has a boss, or a variety of bosses, Venezuelans who use resources, such as network extortion, in the interview with local media. "
Under pressure because of the economic downturn, Maduro fight back, the government launched a program called "efficiency or nothing," which involves an undercover investigation state inspectors publicly funded projects and organizations corruption claims.
In the latest dragnet into the former president has been a national mining companies and a variety of senior figures state consumer protection agency, Indepabis. Maduro is due to start later on Thursday a reorganization Indepabis's.
"Some people underestimate this fight," Maduro said that in his television comment. "We will catch them caught red-handed!"
 
 



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