Maduro Targets Machado’s Top Aides in Venezuela Referendum Plot
- Prosecutor orders arrest opposition leader’s party members
- Regime also stoking tensions with Guyana over disputed region
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Venezuela’s government ordered the arrest of three top aides to opposition leader María Corina Machado for their alleged involvement in a plot to sabotage a referendum on the disputed Essequibo region in Guyana.
Public Prosecutor Tarek William Saab said Wednesday that his office had charged Claudia Macero, Pedro Urruchurtu and Roberto Abdul with treason, conspiracy and money laundering. The three belong to Machado’s political team, acting as advisers and press liaisons. Machado’s press officer didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.