Venezuelan President Maduro said Monday during his broadcast show “Con Maduro +” that terrorist plans orchestrated by far-right groups against his country had been foiled. He insisted opposition leader María Corina Machado was behind these plots from Colombia with rogue elements linked to former presidents Álvaro Uribe and Iván Duque and that also the mafia leader in the Venezuelan State of Zulia José Enrique Rincón was involved.

Venezuela’s government has announced another investigation against opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, continuing its efforts to blame her for the economic sanctions that the United States has imposed against the South American country.

Venezuelan authorities are investigating opposition leader Maria Corina Machado for alleged treason after she expressed support for a US bipartisan bill that seeks to block Washington from doing business with any entity that has commercial ties with the government of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro.

Venezuela is once again at the center of international controversy. On Friday, government prosecutors announced that they are launching a treason investigation against opposition leader María Corina Machado.