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Venezuela opposition candidate due in court over election dispute
Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia was hit with a fresh summons after failing to appear before prosecutors Monday as part of a probe into his claim that he was the rightful victor of last month’s presidential election.
Gonzalez Urrutia, 74, has been in hiding since after the election amid threats of arrest from President Nicolas Maduro, whose contested victory has plunged the oil-rich Latin American nation into crisis.
Late Sunday, Gonzalez Urrutia said in a video published on social media that he had been summoned “without guarantees” of due process, accusing Attorney General Tarek William Saab of bias.
