Venezuela’s Machado says close ally kidnapped by ‘heavily armed’ men hours after prison release

Juan Pablo Guanipa was ‘violently’ taken from a residential neighbourhood in Caracas, according to opposition leader María Corina MachadoVenezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said on Monday one of her closest allies was kidnapped hours after being released from prison.The government had released several prominent opposition members from prison on Sunday after lengthy politically motivated detentions. Continue reading...