Maduro Threatens to Jail Venezuela’s Opposition Leader as Global Pressure Mounts

Maduro Threatens to Jail Venezuela’s Opposition Leader as Global Pressure Mounts
This combination of pictures created on Feb. 2, 2019, shows Nicolás Maduro (L) delivering a speech during a gathering with supporters in Caracas on Feb. 2, 2019, and opposition leader Juan Guaidó delivering a speech in Caracas on Feb. 2, 2019. YURI CORTEZ,JUAN BARRETO/AFP/Getty Images
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
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Venezuela’s embattled dictator Nicolás Maduro hinted that the country’s young opposition leader Juan Guaidó could soon be sent to prison for his presidency challenge, as nine major European nations recently joined the United States in recognizing Guaidó as the interim president.

Speaking to his supporters on the evening of Feb. 4, Maduro questioned how long Guaidó could serve his “virtual term.” Maduro first gained power of the oil-rich nation in 2013 and was inaugurated to a second term in January which has been widely dubbed as illegitimate.

Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
Bowen Xiao was a New York-based reporter at The Epoch Times. He covers national security, human trafficking and U.S. politics.
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