Venezuela opposition politician Guevara freed after talks

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Venezuelan opposition politician Freddy Guevara has been released from jail two days after the government of President Nicolás Maduro and opposition representatives met in Mexico. Mr Guevara had been arrested in July and charged with treason and terrorism.  The release of political prisoners was one of the demands made by the opposition at the start of talks aimed at ending Venezuela’s political crisis. Mr Guevara is expected to form part of the opposition’s negotiating team. The 35-year-old broadcast a live video of his arrest on 12 July on social media. He was stopped while driving on a highway in the capital, Caracas, and ordered out of his car by the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin). Officials alleged that he had links to a gang behind a deadly shoot-out in the capital which left dozens dead days before his arrest. Mr Guevara is a former student leader and close ally of opposition leader Juan Guaidó.(BBC)…[+]