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      11 months ago

      No, but also don’t go around arresting people for political reasons to be used as bargaining chips. The circumstances surrounding his arrest are suspicious, with an interpol notice not being issued until the day after, for financial crimes. The US then fought for his extradition, against concerns from the UN’s human rights committee, and then ultimately dropped the charges due to a lack of evidence, but kept him in prison. Finally, he’s been released in a prisoner swap because he’s not a threat to anyone, just a political bargaining chip for the US to play against Venezuela when the time is right.