Venezuela’s Attorney General Seeks Arrest of Opposition Leader Edmundo González

An arrest warrant request accuses opposition leader Edmundo González of instigating public disobedience and conspiracy against the state, among other charges.
Venezuela’s Attorney General Seeks Arrest of Opposition Leader Edmundo González
Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González gestures as he arrives at a polling station to vote in the country's presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 28, 2024. Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters
Tom Ozimek
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Venezuela’s attorney general’s office has requested that an arrest warrant be issued for opposition leader Edmundo González over his refusal to respond to three summonses to testify about an opposition website that published detailed information about the country’s disputed presidential election.

The arrest warrant request for the 75-year-old González from the Democratic Unity Roundtable, an electronic copy of which was viewed by The Epoch Times, comes as part of a probe into his claim that he was the rightful victor of the July presidential election, in which President Nicolás Maduro was declared by officials as the winner.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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