Venezuela prosecutor announces criminal probe against opposition

FILE -Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado attend a campaign a rally in Maracaibo, Zulia state, Venezuela on July 23, 2024.

Venezuela’s top prosecutor announced Monday a criminal investigation against the opposition’s presidential candidate Edmundo González and its leader Maria Corina Machado over their call on the armed forces to abandon their support for President Nicolás Maduro and to stop repressing demonstrators.