On Wednesday, the Venezuelan government, led by President Nicolás Maduro, escalated its crackdown on political dissent by ordering the arrest of nine top aides to opposition leader María Corina Machado for their alleged involvement in a plot to destabilize Maduro's government. The attorney general, Tarek Saab, confirmed the arrest of two individuals closely associated with Machado, with warrants issued for seven others. This move comes ahead of the anticipated July elections and has raised concerns about the fairness of the electoral process. Machado has accused Maduro's government of launching a wave of arrests targeting her aides and associates in an effort to destabilize her campaign. The arrests have also attracted international attention, putting pressure on the Biden administration to respond to the increasing suppression of opposition voices in Venezuela amid the crackdown on dissent ahead of the July vote.
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Venezuela Arrests Allies of Opposition Leader Machado https://t.co/5jh0NQdIq5
Venezuela Arrests Allies of Opposition Leader Machado https://t.co/5jh0NQdIq5
Venezuela’s Maduro promised a fair election, but his government keeps arresting the opposition. The latest: "arrest warrants for the presidential campaign manager of the prominent opposition figure María Corina Machado and eight other of her staffers." https://t.co/wNi15M6TRT
Venezuela’s government ordered the arrest of nine top aides to opposition leader María Corina Machado on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in a plot to destabilize Nicolás Maduro’s government. Free and fair elections in July?🤔 @inaitriago https://t.co/2nYwU0DgFq
Maria Corina Machado, Venezuela's opposition leader, claims President Maduro's government has launched a wave of arrests against her aides and associates. 🤔 https://t.co/fMbLtEvURh
Venezuela ordered the arrest of nine top aides to opposition leader María Corina Machado. Two of them were arrested on Wednesday. This comes amid a crackdown on dissent ahead of the July vote and will add pressure to the Biden administration https://t.co/mvfF2GKLln @bpolitics
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⚠️ Venezuela attorney general arrests two people close to opposition candidate Machado Full Story → https://t.co/yhFoysceNk Venezuela attorney general Tarek Saab said on Wednesday two people close to opposition candidate Maria Corina Machado have been arrested and seven…
Venezuela’s government ordered the arrest of nine top aides to opposition leader María Corina Machado on Wednesday https://t.co/1ysiV22Ywr