Venezuela

Katarina Hall | 9.3.2024 3:00 PM

Venezuelan authorities have issued an arrest warrant for Edmundo González, the presidential candidate who has been recognized as the winner of the disputed July election against Nicolás Maduro. The move marks an escalation in the Maduro regime's crackdown on the country's opposition.

On Monday, the public prosecutor's office announced the arrest warrant, accusing González of "crimes associated with terrorism," including "usurpation of functions, forging a public document, instigation to disobedience of the laws, [and] association to commit a crime and conspiracy." The charges follow González's failure to respond to three summonses related to the government's ongoing investigation into the contested election.

Maduro was declared the official winner of the July 28 election by Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), securing a third consecutive six-year term. However, the outcome of the election has been disputed by the opposition and remains unrecognized by much of the international........

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