The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday, Feb. 5, edition that Gold Reserve, a TSX-listed company seeking compensation from Venezuela for expropriated assets, claims its long-time lawyer is a political prisoner due to his efforts on their behalf. The Globe's Rita Trichur writes that Jose Ignacio Moreno Suarez, known as Nacho, is in poor health after 2-1/2 years in a prison near Caracas under deplorable conditions, according to company officials. A Venezuelan national, Mr. Suarez, 57, has worked for more than two decades for Gold Reserve, which was developing mines in the country. In June, 2023, he was arrested by Venezuela's military counterintelligence agency, La Direccion General de Contrainteligencia Militar. He was charged with treason, conspiracy and association, but was never given a trial for those criminal offences. Representatives of Gold Reserve call the charges against Mr. Suarez unfounded and consistent with those made against many other political prisoners in Venezuela. His imprisonment underscores the security risks that remain in Venezuela for global businesses considering a return to the country since President Nicolas Maduro was deposed from power in January.