Venezuela opposition figure kidnapped hours after release from jail
Venezuela’s opposition figure Juan Pablo Guanipa, head of the Justice First party, was kidnapped in Caracas by heavily armed men in civilian clothes who arrived in four vehicles and forcibly took him away in the Los Chorros area just hours after his release from more than eight months in prison. The kidnapping was announced by opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who posted an urgent international alert and demanded his immediate release. guanipa’s party said that Vice President Delcy Rodríguez and other officials would be held responsible for any harm to Guanipa’s life and urged the international community to intervene and end the persecution of the opposition. The move comes as the regime has appeared weakened after the U.S. action against Maduro, though rodríguez has taken power under important restrictions. Machado suggested elections could occur within less than a year. This remains a developing story.
Venezuela opposition figure kidnapped hours after release from prison
Venezuelan politician Juan Pablo Guanipa has been kidnapped by “heavily armed men” in Caracas, opposition leader Maria Corina Machado announced on Sunday night.
“URGENT INTERNATIONAL ALERT. Just a few minutes ago, Juan Pablo Guanipa was kidnapped in the Los Chorros urbanization in Caracas. Heavily armed men, dressed in civilian clothes, arrived in 4 vehicles and violently took him away. We demand his immediate release,” Machado posted on X.
Guanipa is the leader of the center-right Justice First party and part of the opposition to the Maduro regime.
While the regime has mostly crumbled after the U.S.’s stunning capture of former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro last month, his former vice president, Delcy Rodriguez, has taken power, though under immense restrictions.
Guanipa’s party said that Rodriguez, among other officials, will be held “responsible for any harm to Juan Pablo’s life.”
“We call on the international community for the immediate release of Juan Pablo Guanipa and for an immediate and unconditional end to the persecution of the opposition. Venezuela is determined to change and yearns for justice,” Justice First posted on X.
Guanipa’s kidnapping comes mere hours after he was released from prison, where he was held for more than eight months.
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This is a developing story.
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