
Venezuela's government under President Nicolás Maduro has recently intensified its crackdown on alleged conspiracies targeting him and his inner circle. Since January, over 30 individuals, including a prominent human rights attorney and staff members of the leading opposition presidential candidate, have been arrested in connection with these alleged plots.
The government claims these arrests are necessary to prevent attacks on military installations, assassination attempts on officials, and destabilization of the country. Attorney General Tarek William Saab has presented alleged confessions, planning documents, and other items as evidence of these plots.