Nobel Prize winner María Corina Machado will be a

Nobel Prize winner and leader of the Venezuelan opposition Maria Corina Machado She will be considered a “fugitive” if she comes out of hiding to receive the honor in Norway, Venezuela’s attorney general told Agence France-Presse on Thursday.

Machado has expressed his interest in attending the ceremony, which will be held in Oslo on December 10.

“Being outside of Venezuela and having numerous criminal investigations, she is considered a fugitive,” Attorney General Tarek William Saab told News. Saab added that Machado is accused of “acts of conspiracy, incitement to hatred, terrorism” and noted that she is under investigation for her support for the deployment of US military forces in the Caribbean.

Machado was awarded 2025 Nobel Peace Prize last month for “his tireless work promoting the democratic rights of the people of Venezuela and for his fight to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.” The Nobel Committee called Machado a “key and unifying figure in a once deeply divided political opposition” and “a brave and committed champion of peace.” It was the first in Venezuela. Nobel Prize.

Known as Venezuela’s “Iron Lady,” Machado, 58, has spent more than two decades leading a massive political movement challenging the country’s authoritarian leaders. She has been hiding in Venezuela since the country’s 2024 elections.

Venezuela has been ruled by an autocratic regime for decades and is currently led by President Nicolás Maduro, whose elections in 2024 was widely dismissed as undemocratic. His leadership is not recognized by many nations, including the United States. Instead, the United States recognized the senator Edmundo Gonzalezan opposition politician backed by Machado, as the legitimate winner of the elections. González has since left Venezuela.

The Trump administration has accused Maduro of working with drug gangs and tensions have only increased amid attacks on alleged drug boats and United States military assets in motion towards the Caribbean.

Machado has supported the efforts, calling the increased military pressure a “necessary measure” toward the “restoration of popular sovereignty in Venezuela.”

Machado told News themezone In an exclusive interview last month, he said he believed winning the Nobel would give him “a lot of protection” against the Maduro regime.

“But the most important thing is that it highlights, at a global level, the importance of Venezuela’s struggle,” Machado said.