Disappeared Venezuelan legislator being held in state detention: lawyer
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS JANUARY 21, 2020 / 11:43 AM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
Disappeared Venezuelan legislator being held in state detention: lawyer
Vivian Sequera
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CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition legislator Gilber Caro, whose whereabouts had been unknown since an elite police unit arrested him in December, is being held in state custody and is well, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
The Special Action Force (FAES) took Caro into custody on Dec. 20 in an operation the opposition described as illegal because he is protected by parliamentary immunity. He was indicted on charges including terrorism without the presence of legal counsel, according to his lawyer Theresly Malave.
Caros arrest came as President Nicolas Maduros government carried out a new wave of legal actions against opposition lawmakers just as opposition leader Juan Guaidos campaign to oust Maduro was stalling.
He is well, but he shouldnt be there, said Malave, who said she spent 45 minutes with him on Monday, together with one of his sisters. In a telephone interview, Malave said she could not disclose Caros specific location.
On Tuesday, Guaidos Popular Will party said the FAES had detained another lawmaker, Ismael Leon, after intercepting him on a main avenue in Caracas.
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