Venezuela's acting president demands Bank of England return frozen gold reserves

Acting President Delcy Rodríguez has demanded the Bank of England return Venezuela's 31 tons of gold, frozen in London since 2018.

• Rodríguez said "enough excuses, enough stealing of our gold," stating the metal "belongs to Venezuelans, not the Bank of England."
• She instructed the foreign ministry and attorney general's office to take action through appropriate channels to secure the gold's return.
• The Bank of England has held the 31 tons since London refused to recognize Nicolás Maduro's 2018 re-election.
• The demand follows an August agreement between the interim government and part of the opposition to recover the gold for victims of two June earthquakes.