Venezuela's attorney general on January 22 said 14 arrest warrants were issued against civilians and former military personnel for allegedly conspiring against the government of President Nicolas Maduro.
On January 15, Maduro told legislators who back the government that conspiracies against him and high ranking government figures had been dismantled between May and December. Attorney General Tarek William Saab said he subsequently asked a court on January 19 to issue arrest warrants against those involved in the conspiracies.
The attorney general's office detailed warrants for the arrests of human rights activist Tamara Suju and journalist Sebastiana Barraez—who both live abroad—for an alleged plot at the end of last year. "The attorney general continues to criminalize the work of lawyers and human rights defenders," Suju said via X, formerly known as Twitter.
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