The V.P. of Venezuela Tarek El Aissami complained today that Euroclear, the EU bond clearing house, "highjacked" $1.2 billion, which supossedly were destined to buy food and medicines for the Venezuela People. These were actually supposed to be used to pay the bonds they could not pay at the end of November, which they could not pay precisely because Euroclear froze the bonds due to the risk of violating Trump's order against the trading of Vzla. bonds.

One has to wonder why KRY agreed to a installment payment plan with funds such as the Euroclear, Nomura and Haitong bonds available for attachment. Euroclear has operations in NY and so the NY courts can order attachment of assets held by Euroclear outside NY.

https://www.lapatilla.com/site/2017/12/15/ay-le-volvio-a-doler-el-aissami-denuncio-el-secuestro-que-euroclear-le-aplico-a-unos-bonos-de-la-patria-de-bolivar/