Venezuela's Gonzalez Urrutia Says Son-in-law Detained In New Clampdown

Years of protests and US sanctions imposed over previous elections tainted by fraud allegations have failed to dislodge Nicolas Maduro, who has the support of the military (Credit: AFP)

Venezuela's Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who the opposition says won a July presidential election over incumbent Nicolas Maduro, said Tuesday his son-in-law was detained by "hooded men."

Writing on the social network X, Gonzalez Urrutia said his son-in-law Rafael Tudares was "intercepted by hooded men, dressed in black" while taking his children to school and driven away in a gold-colored van.