opposition lesader Edmundo González Urrutia
Venezuela announces $100,000 reward for capture of opposition candidate
Edmundo González Urrutia had fled to Spain after Nicolás Maduro declared victory in July elections.
Venezuelan authorities have announced a $100,000 reward for information leading to the capture of exiled opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia, who insists he beat President Nicolás Maduro at the polls.
Police published on social media a photo of the previously little-known ex-diplomat with the word “wanted” under the image.
He fled to Spain in September after Maduro claimed victory in the 28 July election and cracked down hard on dissent.
González, 75, vowed to return to his troubled, economically distressed country to be sworn in as president on 10 January instead of Maduro, who is due to take the oath of office that day.
Judicial officials told AFP that the wanted poster with González’s face would be displayed at airports and police checkpoints around the country.
Spain granted González asylum on 20 December after Venezuela announced charges of conspiracy and racketeering against him.
Venezuela declared Maduro the winner of a third six-year term in the July vote but the opposition cried foul, saying it has detailed polling station numbers that show González won handily. Lire la suite »
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