Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado Attacked, Briefly Detained
Maria Corina Machado, a prominent Venezuelan opposition leader, was reportedly “violently intercepted” while leaving a march protesting the Nicolás Maduro regime. The incident, which has sparked international concern, highlights the increasingly volatile political climate in Venezuela and the lengths to which the Maduro government will go to suppress dissent. Accounts suggest that the interception involved gunfire directed at Machado and her team, raising serious questions about the level of violence employed. Although some reports initially suggested she had been shot, later accounts claim that she was unharmed, though potentially injured from her driver being shot. This conflicting information underscores the difficulty in verifying information coming out of Venezuela amidst the ongoing political crisis.… Continue reading
Matt Underwood