Venezuela’s government and opposition double down on positions about arrest of human rights attorney
by Regina Garcia Cano
Feb 19, 2024
3 minutes
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Venezuela’s government and opposition on Wednesday doubled down on their respective defense and condemnation of the detention of a prominent human rights attorney, evidencing once more their vastly different interpretations of an agreement to work on conditions for a free and fair presidential election this year.
The deal, signed in October with the blessing of the government, binds both sides to promote a political and social climate favorable to a peaceful election. But while Attorney General Tarek William to an alleged plot to destabilize the country, the representatives of a faction of the opposition pointed to the arrest as the latest example of escalating repression.
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