Venezuela: fears of unfair election grow as opposition security chief arrested

Head of security for Maria Corina Machado detained weeks before election in string of arrests of opposition staffers

Less than two weeks before Venezuela's presidential election, the head of security for a key opposition figure has been arrested, further raising concerns that the country will not see a fair contest on 28 July, when Nicolas Maduro will seek a third term.

Maria Corina Machado, the opposition's outspoken figurehead, wrote on X that her security chief, Milciades Avila, had been detained early on Wednesday, the latest in string of arrests of opposition activists and staffers.