Reinaldo Araujo: Venezuelan opposition activist dies in jail

The politician was seized by masked men a day before Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a third term.

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Reinaldo Araujo, a leader of the Vente Venezuela party in Trujillo state, had been suffering from health problems, which his wife said were not treated while he was in prison.

Vente Venezuela's leader, María Corina Machado, said she held "the regime" of Nicolás Maduro responsible for Araujo's death.

According to the Venezuelan Prison Observatory NGO, 20 political prisoners have died while in custody over the past few years.

Vente Venezuela said Araujo had been seized by masked men on 9 January during a protest on the eve of the swearing in of Nicolás Maduro for a third term as president.

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