Key opposition leaders seized after poll

Two Venezuelan opposition leaders, Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma, have been re-arrested in a move condemned internationally.

They were under house arrest after accusations of inciting violence during antigovernment protests in 2014.

The two have been taken to Ramo Verde military jail, family members say.

The Supreme Court, which critics say is dominated by government loyalists, said it had received intelligence reports alleging the two were trying to flee.

The court also said that it had revoked Mr Ledezma’s and Mr López’s house arrest because they had made political statements.

The UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, said he was “deeply concerned” that the pair had been taken back into custody.

The move comes just two days after a controversial vote for a constitutional assembly saw violence on the streets, with at least 10 people killed.