Venezuelan authorities arrested three people on Monday in relation to the assignation of an opposition leader that drew mass international condemnation in the run-up to this weekend’s elections.
Opposition leaders have placed the blame of the killing on the ruling socialist party.
Luis Diaz, shot dead at the age of 44, was a candidate for the Democratic Action party in the central Guarico state.
The Venezuelan presidential office vehemently denied any link to the killings of the opposition leader, reports Reuters.
In a statement released after the arrest of 3 suspects, the president’s office said,
“The three men will be accused in coming hours for their presumed link to Luis Manuel Diaz’s death.”
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