Venezuela has released 533 people arrested in relation to protests over the country’s disputed July election, the country’s attorney-general said on Monday.
About 2,000 people were detained following demonstrations that swept through Venezuela after President Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner in the July poll, a result regarded as fraudulent by the opposition.
The US has recognised the opposition’s main candidate, Edmundo González, as Venezuela’s president-elect.
Maduro, to be inaugurated on January 10, has signalled his willingness to work with the incoming Trump administration on issues including transnational crime.
During Trump’s first term, Washington imposed sanctions on Venezuela, while recognising opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the country’s legitimate president.
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