He had taken refuge in Spain: Reward offered for the capture of Venezuelan opposition leader Gonzalez
Venezuela has announced that it will pay 100 thousand dollars to those who provide information leading to the capture of opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez.
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According to reports in the national press, Venezuela has announced that a reward will be offered for the capture of opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez, who is currently living in Madrid, the capital of Spain.
The Venezuelan Scientific, Penal and Criminal Investigation Corps (CICPC) has pledged to pay 100 thousand dollars to anyone who helps in the detention of Gonzalez, who has taken refuge in Spain.
The CICPC stated, "Gonzalez is wanted on charges of supporting violent acts against the republic, usurpation of duties, forgery of documents, money laundering, disregard for state institutions, disobedience to the law, and forming a criminal organization."
Meanwhile, information has been shared suggesting that Gonzalez will travel to Argentina and be received there by President Javier Milei.
Opposition politician Gonzalez has not yet provided an official response to the claims that he will "seek asylum in Argentina."
In several previous statements to the media, Gonzalez had announced that he wanted to come to Venezuela on January 10, 2025, to be sworn in as president.
Venezuelan Minister of Interior and Justice Diosdado Cabello stated in his announcement on November 29, 2024, that Gonzalez would be detained the moment he set foot in Venezuela, using the expression, "There is not even a single possibility that Edmundo Gonzalez will come to Venezuela to be sworn in."
Emphasizing that President Nicolas Maduro won the July 28 election, Cabello said that Maduro would take the oath of office before the National Assembly (AN) on January 10, 2025.
WHAT HAD HAPPENED?
According to the results announced by the National Electoral Council on July 29, Nicolas Maduro had won the presidential election for the third time with 51.20 percent of the vote.
Opposition coalition candidate Gonzalez and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado had rejected the election results.
Following the issuance of an arrest warrant against him, Gonzalez had traveled from Caracas to Madrid with his wife on September 8 on a Spanish Air Force plane.