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.”
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.”