Venezuela's Maduro Says 11 ‘Hired Assassins’ Offered $50 Million
- Police detained opposition lawmaker Requesens on Tuesday
- Supreme Court issued an arrest warrant for lawmaker Borges
Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela's president in Caracas, Venezuela.
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro launched a roundup of opponents in tandem with a security sweep in the wake of Saturday’s explosive drone attack that officials say targeted the president, jailing one of his most vocal domestic opponents and seeking the arrest of another in living in exile.
Congressmen Juan Requesens was arrested by intelligence police Tuesday evening and taken from his his east Caracas apartment, security camera footage showed. Earlier today, Venezuela’s top court ordered him tried in connection with Saturday’s attack while also issuing an arrest warrant for former National Assembly President Julio Borges.