Riot after alleged torture casts shadow over campaign of Nicolás Maduro before Sunday’s vote Activists say inmates have taken control of Venezuela’s most notorious political prison – the El Helicoide facility in Caracas – on the eve of a highly controversial presidential election that opponents have denounced as a fraud. With Sunday’s vote – which the US, EU and Latin American nations including Brazil, Colombia and Mexico have branded “illegitimate” – just days away, President Nicolás Maduro on Wednesday vowed to bring a “historic economic revolution” to his crisis-stricken nation if handed a second term. Continue reading…
Via: Venezuela political prison seized by inmates ahead of presidential election
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