Maduro Orders Arrest of Rival to Quell Venezuela Dissent
- Regime wants González arrested for snubbing probe into vote
- Ex-diplomat has been in hiding amid post-election crackdown
Nicolas Maduro.
Photographer: Bloomberg
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Venezuela ordered the arrest of presidential candidate Edmundo González, an escalation of the government’s crackdown on dissent in the wake of a disputed election.
The move is likely to draw further outcry from the US and other countries that have concluded González was the winner of the July 28 vote. Venezuelan authorities have declared instead, without evidence, that President Nicolás Maduro was reelected to a third term.