The U.S. Embassy in Venezuela has called for an end to the persecution of six opposition members who are currently taking refuge in the Argentine Embassy in Caracas. It has requested safe passage for the individuals so they can travel through the country without risking arrest.
The Argentine Embassy is currently sheltering Pedro Urruchurtu Noselli, Humberto Villalobos, Claudia Macero, Omar González, Fernando Martínez, and Mottola Magalí Meda who, all affiliated with opposition leaders María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia, who sought asylum after the Venezuelan government issued their arrest warrants for conspiracy.
