Venezuela Orders Arrest of Opposition’s Edmundo Gonzalez

By Bloomberg News

Published: September 02, 2024 at 6:11PM EDT

Edmundo Gonzalez, Venezuela's opposition candidate, center, arrives at a press conference following results in the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, on Monday, July 29, 2024. Venezuela's political opposition vehemently rejected the electoral authority's ruling that Nicolas Maduro was reelected as the nation's president, calling on the military to intervene. (Gaby Oraa/Bloomberg)

(Bloomberg) -- Venezuela ordered the arrest of the opposition’s Edmundo Gonzalez, according to a warrant posted on Instagram.

The Venezuelan Public Prosecutor’s office had warned it would issue the warrant against the opposition leader and former presidential candidate if he failed to comply with a summons regarding a criminal investigation.

Gonzalez ran against President Nicolas Maduro in the July 28 vote.

Venezuela Orders Arrest of Opposition’s Edmundo Gonzalez

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