Venezuela will order opposition leader to give evidence after disputed election

Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez attends a campaign event before the election in Caracas, Venezuela (Ariana Cubillos/AP)

Venezuela’s government has said it will order former opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez to provide sworn testimony in an ongoing investigation into what it considers attempts to spread panic in the South American country by contesting the results of last month’s presidential election.

The attempt on Friday is the latest by Nicolas Maduro’s government to crack down on opponents who claim they handily defeated the self-declared socialist leader.