Maduro government offers reward for location of exiled opposition candidate
Al Jazeera
Human rights panel calls on Venezuelan government to respect civil liberties as beginning of presidential term nears.
The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced a $100,000 reward for information on the whereabouts of exiled opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez.
The announcement on Thursday comes eight days before Maduro is set to be sworn in for a third term, following a contested presidential election in July.
In the months since the vote, Maduro’s government has issued an arrest warrant for Gonzalez, his rival in the race.
“A $100,000 reward is offered to anyone who provides information about his location,” the country’s Scientific, Criminal and Forensic Investigations Agency said in an Instagram post on Thursday.
The post framed a photo of Gonzalez in the style of a “wanted” poster.
