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Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela's President, ordered to capture and arrest Caracas Mayor, Antonio Ledezma.

This took place February 19th, after Maduro accused him of planing a putsch against him, prior to the declarations signed with other political leaders who are already in prison. This declaration stated that in 2014 Maduro's turn should finish, by 2015 it had to be a must.

Couple of hours after being captured, Venezuela's President confirmed on national radio and TV, that Ledezma was caught and that he would face the processes of the Venezuelan Justice in order to declare all his crimes against the peace, security and Constitution of this country.

On his defense, Ledezma stated that Maduro's accusation that linked him to an allegedly putsch were fake. He relies under the argument that only in 2015, Maduro has declared 12 fake "coup de etat's".

Ledezma isn't new in politics. he had always been a great critic of the Socialist Venezuelan system. He comes from the Left-Centered Venezuelan Party called Acción Democrática, Chavez greatest opposition. He has been Congressman twice, Senator, Governor and current Mayor.

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