Venezuela opens probe into death threats against opposition candidate

FILE PHOTO: Delsa Solorzano, candidate of the Encuentro Ciudadano party, attends a debate with other candidates, in Caracas, Venezuela July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's top prosecutor launched an investigation on Sunday into death threats against a presidential candidate, as fears of political violence in the region have risen following last week's assassination in Ecuador.

Attorney General Tarek Saab wrote in a post on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that human rights prosecutors have been assigned to investigate the threats against Delsa Solorzano, a presidential hopeful competing in an opposition primary in October.