Venezuela: opposition leader charged in conspiracy to assassinate President Maduro

france24.com reported Venezuelan prosecutors charged a prominent opposition leader with conspiracy Wednesday in relation to an alleged plot to assassinate leftist President Nicolas Maduro. Maria Corina Machado, a vocal supporter of anti-government protests that rocked the country earlier this year, vehemently rejected the charge as she left the attorney general’s office after questioning. “Today they have charged me with the crime of conspiracy,” she said. “All the accusations and supposed evidence are false, and I reject them.” Read Article