Venezuela orders arrest of key opposition figure’s campaign manager

Maria Corina Machado’s campaign manager and eight others accused of involvement in a violent anti-government conspiracy

Venezuela’s top prosecutor has announced arrests warrants for the presidential campaign manager of the prominent opposition figure María Corina Machado and eight other of her staffers, accusing them of involvement in a violent anti-government conspiracy.

The attorney general, Tarek William Saab, said in a nationally televised news conference on Wednesday that campaign manager Magalli Meda and the others were accused of being part of a “destabilizing” plot that included demonstrations, a media campaign and plans to attack military barracks.