CARACAS – Three men have been arrested in connection with last week’s murder of opposition leader Luis Manuel Diaz following a campaign rally in the central state of Guarico, the Venezuelan Attorney General’s Office said Monday.William Mendez Quiaro, 28, Jose Enrique Abad, 25, and Ronald Ender Hernandez, 22, were detained Monday morning.
The suspects were to be arraigned “in the coming hours” on charges they were involved with the Nov. 25 shooting death of Diaz after a political event in Altagracia de Orituco, the AG Office said.
Diaz was among several speakers at the rally to drum up support for opposition candidates in the Dec. 6 legislative elections.
Lilian Tintori, wife of jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, was also present.
Diaz’s murder spurred strong reactions both inside Venezuela and abroad, with Amnesty International, the Organization of American States and the Union of South American Nations calling for a peaceful political process in the Andean nation.
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