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The wives of Venezuelan opposition leaders Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma say their husbands have been re-arrested. Relatives of Venezuelan opposition leaders Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma say the two men have been re-arrested.
The two men were under house arrest after being found guilty of inciting violence during anti-government protests in 2014. They were under house arrest after accusations of inciting violence during anti-government protests in 2014.
Their wives said they did not know where the two had been taken. Their relatives said they did not know where the two had been taken.
The move comes just two days after a controversial vote for a constitutional assembly saw violence on the streets.The move comes just two days after a controversial vote for a constitutional assembly saw violence on the streets.
Days before the vote, Mr López had released a video on YouTube calling on Venezuelans to take to the streets in protest.Days before the vote, Mr López had released a video on YouTube calling on Venezuelans to take to the streets in protest.
Mr López was transferred from a military prison to house arrest on 8 July after spending more than three years in jail.Mr López was transferred from a military prison to house arrest on 8 July after spending more than three years in jail.
His wife, Lilian Tintori, wrote on Twitter that Mr López had been taken from his home at 12:27 local time (04:27GMT).
She wrote that she would hold President Nicolás Maduro responsible if something were to happen to her husband.
The daughter of Mr Ledezma, Vanessa Ledezma, posted a video of her father, wearing pyjamas, being taken away by officers of the Venezuelan intelligence service, Sebin.
A woman can be heard shouting "They're taking Ledezma, they're taking Ledezma, dictatorship!"