Wife of arrested Caracas mayor seeks support of the Organization of American States

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2015 file photo, Mitzy Capriles de Ledezma, wife of arrested Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma, gives an interview in Caracas, Venezuela. Mitzy Capriles de Ledezma met with local officials from the Organization of American States on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 to ask the organization to intervene on her husband's behalf. The opposition mayor was arrested in Feb. 2015 on charges of plotting against the government. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File) (The Associated Press)

CARACAS, Venezuela – The wife of imprisoned Caracas mayor Antonio Ledezma is asking the Organization of American States to intervene on the opposition leader's behalf.

Mitzy Ledezma met with officials Tuesday at the regional organization's Caracas headquarters.

Venezuela's socialist administration has opened cases against 33 of the country's 50 opposition mayors, according to the Venezuelan Mayors Association. Ledezma's arrest last month on charges of plotting against the government provoked spontaneous demonstrations and drew international condemnation.