Venezuelan opposition leader was hidden in Dutch embassy more than month

According to him, the opposition presidential candidate in Venezuela asked the Netherlands to grant him asylum out of fear for his safety.

This happened after protests erupted in the country due to disagreement with the announced presidential election results. In turn, a number of members of the Venezuelan opposition began to face real danger.

“Some of them were arrested after the election, and some of them have not been heard from since then. This threat also applied to the opposition candidate González,” Veldkamp said.

Thus, in recent days, the Venezuelan opposition leader moved to the Spanish embassy in Venezuela. From there, he was taken by a military plane to Spain, where he was granted political asylum.

Elections in Venezuela and protests

The Venezuelan Electoral Council declared Nicolas Maduro, who has been in power since 2013, the winner of the July 28 presidential election. The opposition claims that their candidate, Edmundo González, won with 90% of the votes counted.

According to NOS, a few days after the election, thousands of people took to the streets to protest the results. However, the demonstrations were severely suppressed. At least 27 people were killed and 2400 arrested.

In turn, opposition leader González has not been seen in public since the presidential election. A warrant for his arrest was issued in Venezuela last Tuesday, and this morning it was announced that he had left the country.

González is accused, among other things, of incitement to rebellion and conspiracy after he declared his victory in the presidential election.

As reported yesterday, Argentina called on the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.