Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia said he had been coerced into signing a letter distributed by Venezuelan authorities in which he supposedly conceded election defeat to Nicolas Maduro.
Hundreds of Venezuelans marched on the Brazilian embassy in Caracas Wednesday to appeal for Lula da Silva's help in securing freedom of some 2,500 "political prisoners."
Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia who insists he, not Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro is the legitimate elected leader -- said Monday he fled to Spain "so that thigs can change
More than 700 people arrested during protests that erupted after Venezuela's disputed presidential election have been transferred to maximum security prisons.
Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia ignored a second summons from prosecutors as his coalition denounced "judicial harassment".
Venezuelan prosecutors have summoned opposition leader Urrutia for questioning Monday as part of a criminal investigation following disputed presidential election
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