Venezuela is launching a criminal investigation into opposition leaders who ran in last month’s election for allegedly inciting police and military officials to break the law, the country’s top prosecutor said. Security forces targeted people they said committed violent crimes during recent election protests.
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Attorney General Tarek Saab's announcement followed a letter posted on social network X by opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez and leader Maria Corina Machado, calling on security forces to “stand with the people” and respect the results of the election they claim to have won.
President Nicolas Maduro’s claim that he won a third term in the July 28 election has sparked angry protests across the country over the past week by Venezuelans demanding that Maduro step down and that Gonzalez’s victory be honored.
Venezuelan security forces have begun cracking down on suspected perpetrators of violent crimes during the protests, in an operation informally dubbed a "knock-knock" that activist groups say has left demonstrators fearful.
