Freddy Superlano

Freddy Superlano Salinas (born 25 June 1976) is a Venezuelan politician, educator and engineer currently serving as a deputy for the Popular Will party in the National Assembly.[2] He is an outspoken critic of Nicolás Maduro and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). He was also a candidate for the Governor of Barinas state for the Democratic Unity Roundtable in 2017 election, which he lost to the pro-government candidate Argenis Chávez.[3]

Freddy Superlano
Deputy of the National Assembly of Venezuela for Barinas
In office
5 January 2016 – 5 January 2021
PresidentJuan Guaidó (disputed)
Personal details
Born
Freddy Superlano Salinas

(1976-06-25) 25 June 1976
Barinas, Barinas, Venezuela
Political partyDemocratic Action (previously)[1]
Popular Will
OccupationPolitician, educator, engineer

Poisoning and theft

On 23 February 2019, the same day as the Venezuelan opposition attempted to get humanitarian aid to Venezuela through the Colombia–Venezuela border, Superlano and his assistant were poisoned in Cúcuta, Colombia.[4] His assistant and cousin, Carlos Salinas, subsequently died.[4] The opposition asked for an investigation, without making "claims on who the culprits were".[4]

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio called the poisoning a "grave situation".[5] Maduro-aligned state media claimed Superlano and his assistant were poisoned by prostitutes.[6][7]

In May 2019, Venezuelan Supreme Tribunal of Justice ordered the prosecution of several National Assembly members, including Freddy Superlano, for their actions during the failed uprising.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Freddy Superlano es la cara de VP por Barinas a la Asamblea Nacional". El Pitazo (in Spanish). 20 August 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  2. "Freddy Guevara: Avanzaremos a solucionar los problemas del pueblo y liberar a los presos políticos". La Patilla (in Spanish). 5 January 2016.
  3. "Divulgación Elecciones Regionales 2017" (in Spanish). Consejo Nacional Electoral. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  4. Faiola, Anthony; Rachelle Krygier; Dylan Baddour (24 February 2019). "Venezuelan opposition looks to foreign allies for further steps to unseat Maduro". Washington Post. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  5. Venezuelan lawmaker Freddy Superlano poisoned in Colombia, bnonews.com; accessed 12 March 2019.
  6. Timeline: Venezuela's Political Standoff, as-coa.org; accessed 12 March 2019.
  7. Diputado venezolano es envenenado "con burundanga" en Colombia y muere su primo
  8. "Venezuela detains deputy of opposition leader Juan Guaido". France 24. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
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