Voices across the globe express concern over increasing arrests in Venezuela after disputed election
Voices across the globe expressed concern over the growing number of arrests, 2,000 according to Maduro, in Venezuela following last weekend’s disputed elections.
Voices across the globe expressed concern Sunday over the growing number of arrests in Venezuela following last weekend’s disputed elections.
Pope Francis said Venezuela is “living a critical situation” in his traditional Sunday remarks at the Vatican, adding, “I appeal to all parties to seek the truth, to avoid all kinds of violence.”
The remarks came hours after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced Saturday that the government has arrested 2,000 opponents. At a rally in the Venezuelan capital Caracas, Maduro pledged to detain more people and send them to prison.
U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer told CBS program “Face the Nation” Sunday that the Biden administration is worried the arrests could spark wider unrest.
“We are concerned about the prospect of instability, should there continue to be these detentions,” Finer said.
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