Venezuela’s Machado says ally kidnapped by ‘heavily armed men’ after prison release
Written by stingfm on February 9, 2026
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Monday said one of her closest allies was kidnapped hours after being released from prison.
The government had released several prominent opposition members from prison Sunday after lengthy politically motivated detentions. Machado said on social media that Juan Pablo Guanipa was taken around midnight in a residential neighbourhood of the capital, Caracas.
“Heavily armed men, dressed in civilian clothes, arrived in four vehicles and violently…
The government had released several prominent opposition members from prison Sunday after lengthy politically motivated detentions. Machado said on social media that Juan Pablo Guanipa was taken around midnight in a residential neighbourhood of the capital, Caracas.
“Heavily armed men, dressed in civilian clothes, arrived in four vehicles and violently…
