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Venezuelan court issues arrest warrant for Edmundo González

On 2 September 2024 a Venezuelan court issued an arrest warrant for opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González at the request of prosecutors, who accused him of conspiracy and usurpation over the opposition's publication of tally sheets claiming victory in the July election.

Edmundo González Urrutia (Wikimedia Commons portrait; person avatar reused as fact cover, land-pack1 pattern).

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On 2 September 2024 a Venezuelan court issued an arrest warrant for opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González at the request of prosecutors, who accused him of conspiracy and usurpation over the opposition's publication of tally sheets claiming victory in the July election. Days later he left for Spain.

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  1. 1.latinamericareports.comchecked 2026-10-16 GET 200, final URL = original (no non-trivial redirect), claim in text: gonzalez+arrest warrant+2024; relevance: page title 'venezuela judge issues arrest warrant for opposition candidate edmundo gonzalez ' · verified
  2. 2.bbc.comchecked 2026-10-16 GET 200, final URL = original (no non-trivial redirect), claim in text: gonzalez+arrest warrant+2024; relevance: page title 'edmundo gonzalez: arrest warrant issued for venezuela opposition candidate' · verified

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Factrail. (2026). Venezuelan court issues arrest warrant for Edmundo González. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/gonzalez-arrest-warrant-2024-09-02

https://factrail.ai/facts/gonzalez-arrest-warrant-2024-09-02

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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