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Former Venezuela oil minister 'dies in state custody'

Nelson Martinez was installed in 2017 but was arrested later that year after Maduro government leveled 'corruption' charges

Venezuela: Then oil minister Nelson Martinez attends the swearing in ceremony of the new board of directors of Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA in Caracas in 2017
Venezuela: Then oil minister Nelson Martinez attends the swearing in ceremony of the new board of directors of Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA in Caracas in 2017
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VenezuelaNelson MartinezNicolas MaduroPDVSARafael Ramirez
Published 13 December 2018, 00:26Updated 13 December 2018, 00:32