{"id":16879,"date":"2024-01-22T17:31:47","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T22:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/venezuela-issues-arrest-warrants-for-14-alleged-conspirators-attorney-general\/22\/01\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T17:31:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T22:31:47","slug":"venezuela-issues-arrest-warrants-for-14-alleged-conspirators-attorney-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/venezuela-issues-arrest-warrants-for-14-alleged-conspirators-attorney-general\/22\/01\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuela issues arrest warrants for 14 alleged conspirators -attorney general"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>CARACAS (Reuters) &#8211; Venezuela&#8217;s attorney general on Monday said 14 arrest warrants were issued against civilians and former military personnel for allegedly conspiring against the government of President Nicolas Maduro.<\/p>\n<p>On Jan. 15, Maduro told legislators who back the government that conspiracies against him and high ranking government figures had been dismantled between May and December.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney General <span class=\"caas-xray-inline-tooltip\"><span class=\"caas-xray-inline caas-xray-entity caas-xray-pill rapid-nonanchor-lt\" data-entity-id=\"Tarek_William_Saab\" data-ylk=\"cid:Tarek_William_Saab;pos:1;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:Politician;\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.yahoo.com\/search?p=Tarek%20William%20Saab\" data-i13n=\"cid:Tarek_William_Saab;pos:1;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:Politician;\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tarek William Saab;cid:Tarek_William_Saab;pos:1;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:Politician;\" class=\"link \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tarek William Saab<\/a><\/span><\/span> said he subsequently asked a court on Jan. 19 to issue arrest warrants against those involved in the conspiracies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The five revealed conspiracies, the five plots that I wanted to describe as a conspiracy &#8230; are all being prosecuted as I have explained to reach a definitive, final sentence with the maximum penalty,&#8221; Saab said.<\/p>\n<p>Some 32 people, including civilians and members of the military, have been detained over the conspiracies, Saab added.<\/p>\n<p>Maduro recently alleged the conspiracies included plans to assassinate him and Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino.<\/p>\n<p>The attorney general&#8217;s office detailed warrants for the arrests of human rights activist Tamara Suju and journalist Sebastiana Barraez &#8211; who both live abroad &#8211; for an alleged plot at the end of last year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The attorney general continues to criminalize the work of lawyers and human rights defenders,&#8221; Suju said via X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>The defense ministry alleged the plots counted on assistance from members of the military, but provided no further details.<\/p>\n<p>(Reporting by Deisy Buitrago and Mayela Armas; Writing by Oliver Griffin; Editing by Sandra Maler)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/venezuela-issues-arrest-warrants-14-210244955.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CARACAS (Reuters) &ndash; 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