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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent

Prominent Venezuelan opposition politician detained hours after release

Juan Pablo Guanipa
Juan Pablo Guanipa was kidnapped by armed men shortly after being freed from prison in Venezuela, María Corina Machado said. Photograph: Pedro Mattey/AFP/Getty Images

One of Venezuela’s most prominent opposition politicians, Juan Pablo Guanipa, has been detained by security forces just hours after being released from prison, as the South American country’s leaders sent mixed signals about their commitment to political reform after Nicolás Maduro’s downfall.

Guanipa, who is a close ally of the Nobel laureate María Corina Machado, emerged from nearly nine months’ detention on Sunday – one of at least 35 political prisoners to be freed over the course of the day.

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