Venezuelan prosecutors arrest opposition presidential candidate amid backlash over ‘fraudulent election’

“Conspiracy and Power Seizure Allegations”… Focus on Revealing ‘Maduro’s Overwhelming Victory’ Vote Percentage,

Edmundo González, who ran as an opposition candidate in the Venezuelan presidential election. [AFP],
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, “[Herald Economy=Reporter Kim Hyun-kyung] As the controversy over the ‘7.28 Venezuelan presidential election’ irregularities continues for over a month, Venezuelan authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the opposition candidate who claims victory in the presidential election.”,
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, ‘According to the AP and Reuters, the Venezuelan prosecution sought an arrest warrant for opposition candidate Edmundo González on charges of conspiracy and document forgery on August 2nd (local time).’,
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, “AP reported that the Venezuelan prosecution also applied the charge of ‘seizure of power’ to candidate González.”,
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, ‘This is a follow-up measure to González’s failure to comply with the prosecution’s summons.’,
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, ‘Last week, Tareck William Saab, the Venezuelan Attorney General, stated, “We have summoned González three times” and declared, “If he continues to refuse to appear, we will proceed to the next steps.”‘,
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, ‘The Venezuelan National Electoral Council announced the victory of Nicolas Maduro, the incumbent president, six hours after the end of the presidential election voting on July 28th, with a voter turnout in the 80% range.’,
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, ‘Responding to a request from President Maduro’s side, the Venezuelan Supreme Court, which audited the electoral process, concluded last month that “there are no flaws in the counting process.”‘,
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, ‘In response, the opposition led by María Corina Machado has been demanding that all stages of the counting process be transparently disclosed as all key members of the Supreme Court and the Electoral Council are filled with Maduro’s close associates.’,
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, ‘The opposition particularly highlighted that the vote percentage they independently secured was made public online, showing that González had overwhelmingly defeated President Maduro.’,
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, ‘As a result, anti-Maduro protests have continued in Venezuela since the election.’,
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, ‘However, the prosecution deemed the opposition’s disclosure of the vote percentage itself as illegal and is currently conducting an investigation into González and Machado.’,
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, ‘Machado strongly criticized the Venezuelan prosecution on Twitter today, stating, “By threatening the president-elect (González), they are actually uniting us more” and added, “They, who have lost touch with reality, are actually increasing the support of the Venezuelan people and the world for González” and concluded with “We will continue to move forward with calmness, courage, and determination.”‘,
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, ‘On the same day, the U.S. government seized a private jet used by President Maduro on grounds of violating export controls.’,
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, ‘The U.S. Department of Justice announced that it had seized a Dassault Falcon 900EX aircraft that was illegally exported outside the United States through a shell company that was previously owned by a U.S. company, noting the aircraft’s purchase price at $13 million (approximately 17.4 billion won).’,
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, ‘The U.S. government has been imposing extensive economic sanctions on Venezuela for years, citing unfair presidential elections and persecution of innocent political prisoners.’,
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, ‘In particular, the U.S. government has been demanding transparency in the counting process from the Venezuelan Electoral Council that officially confirmed Maduro’s election as president on 7.28.’,
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, ‘CNN reported that the confiscated aircraft corresponds to “Venezuela’s Air Force One (President’s official plane),” and quoted U.S. officials saying that “disposing of a foreign head of state’s airplane during a criminal process is unprecedented and sends a strong message to the Venezuelan leadership.”.’,
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