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Politics
Michelly Teixeira

Venezuelan Regime Offers Reward for Opposition Leader, Plasters "Wanted" Posters As Inauguration Date Looms

The Venezuelan government has offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of opposition leader Edmundo González (Credit: Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images)

Posters featuring the image of Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia, labeled with "Se busca" ("Wanted"), have appeared on walls and digital screens at Simón Bolívar International Airport near Caracas. The Venezuelan regime says it's offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to his arrest days before the country's scheduled date for the presidential inauguration.

González has been in exile in Spain since September. He fled Venezuela after facing charges linked to the disclosure of election documents that the opposition claimed proved electoral fraud in the July 28 vote, which Maduro claims to have won but hasn't backed with documentation. The opposition has contested the results, presenting documents they say show González as the rightful victor, an outcome supported by the U.S.

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