A recent Grayzone investigation reveals that the U.S. DOJ indictment of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro depends heavily on testimony from a single coerced “star witness” — former Venezuelan general Hugo “Pollo” Carvajal.
Carvajal, once head of Venezuela’s military intelligence, cut a secret plea deal to reduce his own sentence with U.S. prosecutors, and is now positioned as a central witness in the U.S. government’s narrative tying Maduro to narco-terrorism.
Critics say the indictment relies on his testimony despite clear evidence, including a U.S. intelligence assessment, showing Maduro did not control the Venezuelan gang the DOJ claims he conspired with.
This is less a legal case and more a political spectacle built around a witness with a deeply conflicted and compromised record.
Mike
Carvajal, once head of Venezuela’s military intelligence, cut a secret plea deal to reduce his own sentence with U.S. prosecutors, and is now positioned as a central witness in the U.S. government’s narrative tying Maduro to narco-terrorism.
Critics say the indictment relies on his testimony despite clear evidence, including a U.S. intelligence assessment, showing Maduro did not control the Venezuelan gang the DOJ claims he conspired with.
This is less a legal case and more a political spectacle built around a witness with a deeply conflicted and compromised record.
Mike
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