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According to Venezuela’s government, there have been numerous conspiracies against president Nicolás Maduro in the last year. This has resulted in the arrest of over thirty individuals, including a prominent human rights lawyer and opposition campaign staff. Critics have denounced these arrests as efforts to suppress political opposition ahead of the upcoming presidential election in July. The attorney general has said the plots aimed at attacking military installations, assassinating Maduro, and destabilising the country. Maduro has also alleged that the US government is behind the plots to assassinate him. The government's crackdown extends to barring key opposition figures from running in the election, such as market advocate María Corina Machado, who remains determined to contest, hoping for international support. However, the government's lack of transparency in legal proceedings raises concerns about due process.