Juan Pablo Guanipa, a well-known Venezuelan opposition politician, was arrested on Friday on charges of conspiring to sabotage upcoming parliamentary and regional elections and leading a “terrorist network.

Venezuelans are scheduled to elect governors and new Congress officials this Sunday. Most polls predict low turnout due to a lack of faith in the electoral system.

By Vivian Sequera and Mayela Armas CARACAS (Reuters) -Well-known Venezuela opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa, a close ally of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, is under arrest for allegedly leading a terrorist plot,