On Monday, Venezuela's Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, through a press release, informed that the Public Prosecutor's Office has initiated a criminal investigation against former presidential candidate Edmundo González for the coalition Plataforma Unitaria Democrática (PUD) and opposition candidate María Corina Machado, in order to determine their responsibility for the alleged commission of multiple crimes. teleSUR
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00:00Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Zab informed on Monday through a press release
00:06the opening of a criminal investigation as a result of the dissemination of a statement in
00:10which former candidate Mundos González and citizen María Corina Machado falsely announced González as
00:15the winner of the election. The investigation carried out by the Public Prosecutor's Office
00:20of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is a consequence of the statements signed by González
00:25and Machado, where they declared the first one as the winner of the elections of July 28th
00:29outside the Constitution and the law, regardless of the fact that the National Electoral Council
00:34is the only entity qualified for the disclosure of electoral results. The statement includes
00:39the alleged crimes of usurpation of functions, dissemination of false information, among others.