Venezuelan opposition party Popular Will said on Wednesday that security forces detained family members of a Caracas activist, days after the arrest of opposition leader Freddy Guevara fueled concerns about a possible wave of detentions.
The government of President Nicolas Maduro this week accused Popular Will leaders of being linked to a recent outbreak of gang violence in the capital, and prosecutors are expected to charge Guevara with terrorism and treason.A new round of arrests could scuttle planned talks between the opposition and the government in Mexico meant to ease years of political standoff that has taken place to the backdrop of a severe economic crisis and mass migration.
"The regime's henchmen arbitrarily detained Mrs. Maria Coromoto Gonzalez, mother of Javier Gonzalez," the party said on Twitter. "Given that they couldn't find him, they also took his brother Michael Gonzalez and his cousin Michel Gonzalez.
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