Freddy Superlano
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Democratic Action (previously)[1]
Freddy Superlano | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Venezuela for Barinas | |
| In office 5 January 2016 – 5 January 2021 | |
| President | Juan Guaidó (disputed) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Freddy Superlano Salinas 25 June 1976 |
| Party | Popular Will Democratic Action (previously)[1] |
| Occupation | Politician, educator, engineer |
Freddy Superlano Salinas (born 25 June 1976) is a Venezuelan politician, educator and engineer who served as a member for the Popular Will party in the National Assembly from 2016 to 2021.[2] He is an outspoken critic of Nicolás Maduro and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. He was also a candidate for the governor of Barinas state for the Democratic Unity Roundtable in the 2017 election, which he lost to the pro-government candidate Argenis Chávez.[3]
On 23 February 2019, the same day as the Venezuelan opposition attempted to get humanitarian aid to Venezuela through the Colombia–Venezuela border, Freddy Superlano and his assistant were poisoned in Cúcuta, Colombia.[4] His assistant and cousin, Carlos Salinas, subsequently died.[4] The opposition asked for an investigation, without making "claims on who the culprits were".[4] United States senator Marco Rubio called the poisoning a "grave situation".[5] Maduro-aligned state media claimed Superlano and his assistant were poisoned by prostitutes.[6][7]
In May 2019, the Venezuela Supreme Tribunal of Justice ordered the prosecution of several National Assembly members, including Superlano, for their actions during the uprising attempt.[8]