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| Venezuela key opposition leaders seized after poll | Venezuela key opposition leaders seized after poll |
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| Two Venezuelan opposition leaders, Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma, have been re-arrested, relatives of the pair say. | Two Venezuelan opposition leaders, Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma, have been re-arrested, relatives of the pair say. |
| They were under house arrest after accusations 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. |
| The two have been taken to Ramo Verde military jail, family members say. | |
| The move comes just two days after a controversial vote for a constitutional assembly saw violence on the streets, with at least 10 people killed. | The move comes just two days after a controversial vote for a constitutional assembly saw violence on the streets, with at least 10 people killed. |
| President Nicolás Maduro convened the assembly to rewrite Venezuela's constitution amid spiralling anti-government protests on 1 May. | President Nicolás Maduro convened the assembly to rewrite Venezuela's constitution amid spiralling anti-government protests on 1 May. |
| He argued that the move would create peace and foster dialogue by bringing together different sectors of Venezuela's polarised society. | He argued that the move would create peace and foster dialogue by bringing together different sectors of Venezuela's polarised society. |
| But the opposition accused the president of trying to rewrite the constitution in order to maximise his power and sideline the opposition-controlled legislature. | But the opposition accused the president of trying to rewrite the constitution in order to maximise his power and sideline the opposition-controlled legislature. |
| They boycotted the vote and called on Venezuelans to take to the streets in protest. The election was condemned by Latin American leaders, the European Union and the US. | They boycotted the vote and called on Venezuelans to take to the streets in protest. The election was condemned by Latin American leaders, the European Union and the US. |
| The day of the election was the deadliest so far since the current wave of protest began. | The day of the election was the deadliest so far since the current wave of protest began. |
| US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced on Monday that the US had imposed sanctions on President Maduro and called him a "dictator who disregards the will of the Venezuelan people". | US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced on Monday that the US had imposed sanctions on President Maduro and called him a "dictator who disregards the will of the Venezuelan people". |
| 'Taken away' | 'Taken away' |
| Mr López was taken from his home at 12:27 local time (04:27GMT) on Tuesday, his wife, Lilian Tintori, wrote on Twitter. | Mr López was taken from his home at 12:27 local time (04:27GMT) on Tuesday, his wife, Lilian Tintori, wrote on Twitter. |
| A video posted showed him being taken away by members of the Venezuelan intelligence service, Sebin. | A video posted showed him being taken away by members of the Venezuelan intelligence service, Sebin. |
| Lilian Tintori wrote that she would hold President Nicolás Maduro responsible if something were to happen to her husband. | Lilian Tintori wrote that she would hold President Nicolás Maduro responsible if something were to happen to her husband. |
| The daughter of Mr Ledezma, Vanessa Ledezma, also posted a video of her father, wearing pyjamas, being taken away by the Sebin. | The daughter of Mr Ledezma, Vanessa Ledezma, also posted a video of her father, wearing pyjamas, being taken away by the Sebin. |
| A woman can be heard shouting "They're taking Ledezma, they're taking Ledezma, dictatorship!" | A woman can be heard shouting "They're taking Ledezma, they're taking Ledezma, dictatorship!" |
| The European Union criticised the detentions as a step in the wrong direction. | |
| Both Mr Ledezma and Mr López were key figures in the wave of protests which swept through Venezuela in 2014 in which 43 people from both sides of the political divide were killed. | Both Mr Ledezma and Mr López were key figures in the wave of protests which swept through Venezuela in 2014 in which 43 people from both sides of the political divide were killed. |
| They have played a less prominent role in the most recent protests because they have been under house arrest but their video messages still get reported and shared widely on opposition websites. | They have played a less prominent role in the most recent protests because they have been under house arrest but their video messages still get reported and shared widely on opposition websites. |
| Leopoldo López | Leopoldo López |
| Antonio Ledezma | Antonio Ledezma |