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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jorge Rueda and Joshua Goodman

Maduro taps hardline loyalist to oversee police forces, prompting fears of deepening crackdown

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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday appointed a ruling socialist party boss to oversee the country’s police forces, empowering a hardline loyalist who has vowed to pursue government opponents as part of an ongoing crackdown that has alarmed human rights groups.

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