Venezuelan secret service raids offices of opposition leader Guaidó

Venezuelan secret service agents have raided the offices of opposition leader Juan Guaidó while he is on a visit to the UK.

Footage showed hooded and armed officers from the Sebin service outside the building in Caracas.

“Cowardly dictatorship!” tweeted Mr Guaidó, who held talks with Prime Minister Boris Johnson in London.

Mr Guaidó is recognised by more than 50 countries, including the UK and the US, as the legitimate leader of Venezuela.

Venezuelan authorities raided the office of the opposition leader Juan Guaido
A member of Bolivarian Service of National Intelligence (Sebin) stands outside the building with the office of Venezuela’s Opposition leader Juan Guaido, in Caracas, Venezuela, 21 January 2019. EPA-EFE/MIGUEL GUTIERREZ

However, President Nicolás Maduro, who enjoys the support of the Venezuelan military, has managed to remain in power.

Opposition MPs said they had been prevented from entering the offices by Sebin agents.

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