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Juan Requesens

Juan Requesens

Juan Requesens Martínez is a deputy of the Venezuelan National Assembly, elected in 2015 and sworn in on 5 January 2016. He was a student leader at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV), and a leader of student opposition protesters during the 2014 Venezuelan protests. He led marches opposing the Government of Venezuela under PresidentNicolás Maduro, seeking "to turn the student rebellion into a broader social movement".

Requesens was arrested in August 2018 but was released on 28 August 2020. In 2022, he was charged eight years in prison for his alleged participation in the Caracas drone attack. He was released in October 2023 in a deal between the Venezuelan government and the United States after the latter nation agreed to ease sanctions on Venezuela.