Colombia said Tuesday it would seek the extradition of a fugitive former lawmaker arrested in Venezuela, though its refusal to recognize the government of President Nicolas Maduro presents a legal conundrum. Maduro responded by calling the extradition request ridiculous and the country’s attorney general, Tarek William Saab, announced that the former congresswoman, Aida Merlano, would remain under arrest. Merlano was detained by Venezuelan security forces in the northwestern city of Maracaibo after illegally crossing into Venezuela, police there said on Monday.
