Venezuela investigates sacked prosecutor Luisa Ortega

Venezuela's chief prosecutor says the government is
investigating a corruption scheme involving his
predecessor, Luisa Ortega.
Tarek Saab alleges that Ms Ortega, who fled abroad
after being sacked, knew about a scam in the oil fields
around the Orinoco river and did nothing.
Oil contractors cost the country billions in lost revenue,
he said.
There was no immediate response from Ms Ortega,
who has previously accused Mr Saab of corruption
himself.
She has been a vocal critic of the left-wing President,
Nicolás Maduro, saying he and senior members of the
government are involved in multi-million dollar
corruption schemes.
The allegation has been dismissed by the government,
which accuses her of working with the US against
Venezuela's interests.
In June, Ms Ortega was labelled a "traitor" by officials
after she challenged President Maduro's plan to create
a constituent assembly.
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Her protest was ignored and the new assembly, which
is dominated by government supporters, decided to
remove Ms Ortega from office in a unanimous vote.
She was replaced by Mr Saab who is a supporter of
President Maduro.
Ms Ortega accused the authorities of trying to hide
evidence of corruption and human rights abuses. She
added that she would work to "recover liberty for
Venezuela, because we've lost it".
After she was removed from office she fled the country
with her husband.
She went to the Caribbean island of Aruba off the
coast of Venezuela and from there flew to Colombia in
a private jet. She then travelled to Brazil.

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