Local Leader of Venezuelan Opposition Party Found Dead

[TheCruxofBag]

36-year-old Edwin Santos, who led a local branch of the Venezuelan opposition party 'Voluntad Popular' (Popular Will) in Apure state, was found dead besides his motorbike on Friday morning. He had last been seen alive on Wednesday afternoon, whilst travelling on his motorbike.

Venezuelan police director Douglas Rico claimed in a post on Instagram that Santos' death had been the result of an accident when the motorbike he was driving ran into a tree, causing severe injuries including a fracture to his skull.

However, Voluntad Popular had accused the government of being behind the killing, saying local witnesses had seen him being stopped by state security officials, and that they had information he was in state custody as of Thursday afternoon.

Voluntad Popular also noted that the site where Edwin was found dead was the site of a bridge, connecting the states of Apura and Táchira, which had collapsed due to heavy rainfall in July. Santos had led protests demanding the repair of the bridge.

Local rights group Foro Penal estimated this week there are some 1,953 political prisoners in Venezuela, the majority held without sentence.

The United Nations has accused the government of President Nicolas Maduro of repression against political opponents in the wake of the country's July election, in which Maduro claimed victory, but of which the opposition says it won by a landslide. The government has said this is a sign of foreign coercion and that it has a robust apparatus for the defence of human rights.

[William May]

Well, it can't have been Putin, because he wasn't thrown out of a window.

And the "guy going out the window ALSO could not have been Putin, as we clearly saw the DOG do it."

Unless Putin had trained the dog the guy chased.

[mr_feelgood]

Dudes face resembles an eggplant

[Caf002]

Love the technical pointer!

[jintsy]

Crazy fuckers! They're almost as bad as the current communist regime in power in the United States right now!

[PatriceIs60]

Originally Posted by jintsy

Crazy fuckers! They're almost as bad as the current communist regime in power in the United States right now!

This is the k8nd if shit that's going to happen here if the orange piece of shit steals the election::

[REVZZYBAN]

Scooter accident. Quit trying to fabricate embellished rumors. Clearly there is 368 feet of tire skid marks before impact with the largest trees. The unbiased crash investigators estimated the scooter's speed at 89 mph. Also found on the victim was a large empty bottle of "Tickle Pink" wine. Contributing factors also included no evidence of a crash helmet was in use.

[Bletch]

All he wanted was to Make Venezuela Safe Again