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Venezuela Re-Arrests Juan Pablo Guanipa Hours After Release Citing Violations

Allies denounce a violent abduction, exposing the fragility of conditional releases under the interim government's amnesty push.

Overview

  • Prosecutors said they asked a court to revoke Guanipa’s release for breaching conditions and authorities reported he was back in custody in less than 12 hours.
  • María Corina Machado, Primero Justicia and relatives described his seizure in Los Chorros by armed men in civilian clothes and demanded immediate proof of life.
  • The Public Ministry indicated a transfer to house arrest was sought, though officials did not specify which conditions were violated or disclose his precise location.
  • Hours before his re-detention, Guanipa joined a caravan to prisons to meet families of detainees, activity that reports say authorities pointed to in justifying the revocation.
  • The excarceration drive continued with NGO Foro Penal verifying roughly 30–35 releases on Sunday, including figures like Freddy Superlano and Perkins Rocha, as parliament weighs a general amnesty following Nicolás Maduro’s capture and Delcy Rodríguez’s assumption as interim president.