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‘Kidnapped by Dictatorship’: Venezuela Opposition Leader Juan Pablo Guanipa Arrested | What We Know so Far
- On May 23, 2025, Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Pablo Guanipa was taken into custody amid increasing unrest in Caracas prior to the regional and parliamentary elections.
- Authorities accused Guanipa of leading a terrorist group plotting to sabotage the May 25 elections, while the opposition denies these charges as political repression.
- Juan Pablo Guanipa, a former member of parliament closely associated with opposition figure Maria Corina Machado, had been in hiding since the contested July 2024 presidential election due to concerns over potential arrest.
- Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela’s Interior Minister, announced that a total of 70 individuals, some of whom were foreign nationals, had been apprehended for their involvement in a purported scheme targeting election day, during which explosives, firearms, and related devices were confiscated.
- The arrests and election-day security measures highlight the Maduro government’s efforts to control the vote, which opposition groups have denounced as lacking transparency and legitimacy.
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María Corina Machado: “The Maduro Government Is Not Allied with the Cartels, but the Cartels Are the Government”
In dialogue with Infobae, the leader of the Venezuelan opposition spoke about the kidnapping of Juan Pablo Guanipa, the new electoral farce that Chavismo will mount this Sunday, and how the dictatorship made the country the “centre of organized crime”
‘Kidnapped by dictatorship’: Venezuela opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa arrested | What we know so far
Juan Pablo Guanipa, a well-known Venezuelan opposition politician, was arrested on Friday on charges of conspiring to sabotage upcoming parliamentary and regional elections and leading a “terrorist network.”
U.S. Secretary of State Expresses “Concern” over Detention of Venezuelan Opposition
The head of the United States diplomacy, Marco Rubio, expressed his concern on Friday about the arrest of an important opposition leader in Venezuela, Juan Pablo Guanipa, and denounced a “new repressive wave” prior to the elections of governors and deputies on Sunday.The Secretary of State called the detention of Guanipa, a close collaborator of opposition leader María Corina Machado, as well as that of 70 other people, according to a statement …
Venezuelan Opposition Close to Machado Arrested for “Terrorism” Against Election · Global Voices
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa was arrested this Friday after being linked to an alleged conspiracy against the upcoming election of governors and deputies to Parliament. Guanipa, 60, was in hiding since July and is an important ally of opposition leader María Corina Machado. Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello showed images in which Guanipa is seen handcuffed, wearing a bulletproof vest and escorted by hooded police officers and…
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