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Venezuela Offers $100,000 Reward for Capture of Opposition Leader González Urrutia, Who Claims Election Win

Jan 3, 2025, 04:54 AM

The Venezuelan government has announced a $100,000 reward for information leading to the capture of opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia. González, who claims to have won the presidential election against Nicolás Maduro on July 28 of the previous year, has been accused by Venezuelan authorities of crimes including conspiracy, complicity in violent acts against the republic, usurpation of functions, document forgery, money laundering, disregard for state institutions, incitement to law disobedience, and criminal association. González, who has been in exile in Spain since September, is planning to return to Venezuela to assume the presidency on January 10, the day Maduro is set to be sworn in for a new term. The reward announcement comes amidst heightened political tension in Venezuela, with the opposition claiming electoral fraud and international scrutiny over the legitimacy of Maduro's presidency.