The investigation against the opposition’s presidential candidate Edmundo González and its leader Maria Corina Machado is over their call on the armed forces to abandon their support for President Nicolás Maduro and to stop repressing demonstrators.
By Regina Garcia Cano and Joshua Goodman, Associated PressOpposition leader Maria Corina Machado, center, waves to supporters as she arrives for a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024.
Gonzalez’s and Machado’s written appeal shows the alleged commission of various crimes including usurpation of functions, dissemination of false information to cause fear and conspiracy, Saab said. Authorities have declared Maduro the victor in last Sunday’s election but have yet to produce voting tallies to prove he won. The opposition claims to have collected records from more than 80% of the 30,000 polling booths nationwide showing it won.
González and Machado in their missive called on Venezuelans with family members serving in the security forces to urge their loved ones not to attack protesters and not obey illegal orders. It said it would offer “guarantees” to soldiers who follow the constitution even while promising there would be no impunity for those behind abuses and following illegal orders.
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