Imprisoned Venezuelan opposition leader Freddy Guevara’s health could be at risk due to cardiac arrythmia, his father and a doctor who treated him for coronavirus earlier this year said on Wednesday.
By Reuters
Aug 11, 2021
Guevara, a close ally of opposition leader Juan Guaido – recognized by the United States and others as the South American country’s legitimate president – was detained on July 12 and charged with terrorism, treason, and an attack on the constitutional order.
His allies say the charges are trumped up as part of an effort by President Nicolas Maduro’s government to crack down on dissent. Washington and the United Kingdom condemned the arrest, which came as Venezuela’s government and opposition prepare for internationally-mediated negotiations to resolve a longstanding political crisis in the economically-devastated nation.
“Inadequate medical servision during his incarceration puts his life seriously at risk,” Guevara’s father, also named Freddy Guevara, told reporters.
Venezuela’s information ministry did not immediately reply to a request for comment on Guevara’s health.
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