U.S. condemns Venezuelan action against opposition leader Guevara

“By attempting to strip the democratically elected National Assembly’s Vice President and opposition leader Freddy Guevara of his parliamentary immunity and barring him from leaving the country, the regime is pursuing yet another extreme measure to close the democratic space in Venezuela, criminalize dissent and control information,” U.S. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement. More…