Thursday, May 9, 2019

Senior Venezuelan Opposition Leader Allied With Guaidó Is Arrested By Security Forces



ABC News Online: Venezuelan police tow deputy opposition leader Edgar Zambrano to jail in his car

Venezuelan security forces have detained opposition leader Juan Guaido's deputy, a week after Mr Guaido tried to spark a military uprising to bring down President Nicolas Maduro's government.

Edgar Zambrano, vice-president of the opposition-controlled National Assembly said on Twitter that agents from the SEBIN intelligence agency were using a tow truck to drag his vehicle, with him inside, to one of their Caracas bases.

"The regime has kidnapped the first vice president," Mr Guaido said on Twitter.

On Tuesday, Venezuela's pro-Maduro Constituent Assembly ruled to strip Mr Zambrano and six other opposition politicians of their parliamentary immunity to allow their future prosecution.

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WNU Editor: Venezuela's prisons are already overflowing with opposition leaders. Arresting the First Vice-President of the opposition controlled national assembly is not going to stop the growing unrest in Venezuela. It is only going to intensify it.

More News On The Arrest Of A Senior Venezuelan Opposition Leader Allied With Guaidó

Police tow No. 2 leader of Venezuela congress to jail in car -- AP
Deputy of Venezuela's Guaido arrested and dragged away by tow truck -- Reuters
Venezuela detains deputy of opposition leader Juan Guaido -- France 24
A Venezuelan Opposition Figure Has Been Arrested After Taking Part in a Failed Uprising -- Time
After failed military uprising, No. 2 leader of Venezuelan congress is towed to jail in car -- FOX News
Venezuela's opposition vow to defy Maduro after key figure detained -- The Guardian
Senior Opposition Leader Allied With Guaidó Is Arrested In Venezuela -- NPR
Maduro’s Police Just Towed an Opposition Leader’s Car — with Him Still in It -- VICE News

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