Venezuelan Opposition Candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia Faces Arrest Warrant

The Venezuelan Public Ministry has issued a third summons to Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, the opposition candidate, in connection with an investigation into alleged electoral fraud. The Public Ministry, controlled by the Maduro government, claims that Gonzalez’s coalition published fake electoral records, leading to accusations of usurpation of functions, forgery of public documents, instigation of disobedience, and other crimes. Gonzalez, who has been absent from public view since July 30, denies the charges. He has stated that the Public Ministry has acted as a political accuser, condemning him without due process, and has refused to appear for the third summons. The opposition coalition maintains that the election results were fraudulent, using published records to support their claims. However, the Maduro government has dismissed these records as falsified.