"In the Opposition in Venezuela We Have Made the Mistake of Shooting at Each Other": Juan Requesen, the Politician Who Spent 5 Years in Prison - La Opinión

Juan Requesen challenges the opposition led by María Corina Machado and is running for governor (and deputy) in this Sunday's elections

His bloody face, with a deep slit on his forehead, was one of the images of the opposition protests against Nicolás Maduro's government in Venezuela.It was 2017 and the bloody one was Juan Requesen, a young deputy and student leader and one of the most aggressive opponents in the street protests unleashed by the Supreme Court's decision to assume the powers of the National Assembly (Parliament) that he was part of.For years, he maintained an inf…