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Venezuela’s attorney general tried to justify Mr. Guanipa’s rearrest, arguing he had violated the terms of his release.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Friday morning, almost certainly planning to rearrest him.

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2025

A Higher Court judge ordered his rearrest but by then he had left the country.

From BBC • May 15, 2025

The defense filed an emergency petition last week with the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing that Wright had no authority to order Smirnov’s rearrest and transfer to L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2024

“Then,” I said, “you must simply rearrest me after I walk through those gates.”

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela