Venezuela opens criminal probe against opposition leaders

FILE PHOTO: Opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez speaks next to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado during a press conference following the announcement by the National Electoral Council that Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro won the presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 29, 2024. REUTERS/Maxwell Briceno/File Photo

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's attorney general Tarek Saab said on Monday his office will launch a criminal investigation against opposition leaders Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonzalez, who dispute the results of elections held on July 28.

Saab said the investigation was over "inciting police and military officials to disobey the law."