Venezuela arrests Freddy Guevara for ‘terrorism, treason’

Arrest came as unidentified armed men threatened opposition leader Juan Guaido in the carpark to his home.

Venezuelan prosecutors have announced “terrorism” and “treason” charges against a prominent opposition politician after intelligence agents arrested him from his car on a Caracas highway. In a statement on Monday, Attorney General Tarek Saab said that Freddy Guevara was detained by members of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin) due to “his links with extremist and paramilitary groups associated with the Colombian government”. “He will be charged with the crimes of terrorism, attacks against the constitutional order, conspiracy to commit a crime and treason,” the statement said.