Edmundo Gonzalez, the leader of the Venezuelan opposition, said that his son-in-law was kidnapped by masked men and the search for him was ongoing.
“This morning, my son-in-law Rafael Tudares was kidnapped. Rafael was on his way to my 7- and 6-year-old grandchildren's school in Caracas to drop them off for the start of classes when men dressed in black with hoods stopped him and put him in a gold van with registration number AA54E2C .He is considered missing,” Gonzalez wrote on the X platform.
The fight against the political regime of Maduro
Edmundo Gonzalez competed in last year's presidential electionswhich took place at the end of July.
According to official results, the incumbent leader won Nicolas Madurowho is to be sworn in for a third term on January 10. However, Gonzalez and his supporters believe the election was rigged.
Gonzalez is engaged in a political fight against the Maduro regime, which he accuses of, among other things, usurpation of power and large-scale money laundering.
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