Venezuela Says Jailed Lawmaker Takes Own Life; Opposition Says He Was Killed

Mourners of the municipal lawmaker Fernando Alban shout slogans in front of riot police standing outside the headquarters of Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN) in Caracas, Venezuela, on Oct. 8, 2018. Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
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CARACAS, Venezuela—Venezuela’s government said on Oct. 8, that a jailed opposition lawmaker killed himself by jumping from the 10th floor of the state intelligence agency headquarters (SEBIN) where he was being held, but his party said he was murdered by the government.

Municipal lawmaker Fernando Alban, 56, was jailed last Friday for alleged involvement in the explosion of two drones during a military parade in August that was led by President Nicolás Maduro, Interior Minister Néstor Reverol said.