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Venezuelan opposition politician Manuel Rosales arrested
Source: BBC
Venezuelan opposition politician Manuel Rosales arrested
16 October 2015 Latin America & Caribbean
Opposition Venezuelan politician Manuel Rosales has been arrested six years after fleeing the country amid corruption allegations.
Mr Rosales, a former presidential candidate, denies any wrongdoing and says the charges were politically motivated.
He said he was planning to take part in the opposition campaign for December's parliamentary elections.
But he was detained shortly after landing in the city of Maracaibo.
Still on the tarmac, he was transferred to a police truck.
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16 October 2015 Latin America & Caribbean
Opposition Venezuelan politician Manuel Rosales has been arrested six years after fleeing the country amid corruption allegations.
Mr Rosales, a former presidential candidate, denies any wrongdoing and says the charges were politically motivated.
He said he was planning to take part in the opposition campaign for December's parliamentary elections.
But he was detained shortly after landing in the city of Maracaibo.
Still on the tarmac, he was transferred to a police truck.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-34546419