As the conflict between the Maduro administration and opposition protestors and politicians continues, one throws accusations at the other in an effort to discredit them; however, the Maduro administration's latest accusations have led to arrest warrants.

On Wednesday, the attorney general of Venezuela, Luisa Ortega Diaz, issued arrest warrants for three men she has accused of partaking or knowing about a plot to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro, according to the AP. The chavista leader has been facing opposition since February when street protests began, which have claimed the lives of more than 40 people and have continued to destabilize the already fragile state of the country.

The three accused have been identified as Diego Arria, former candidate and United Nations ambassador; Pedro Burelli, the former external director of Petroleos de Venezuela; and Ricardo Koesling, an attorney who has been a strong critic of the Maduro administration.

Ortega Diaz has accused groups of wanting to destabilize the Venezuelan government and had formed "violent political plans" to remove Maduro from office, reports the AP. The men named have been called as witnesses in these alleged plots. The men are currently abroad and Venezuela has asked Interpol to interfere and help them secure the men.

One of the accused, Burelli, has been living in the United States for a number of years and has decried the allegations by the Venezuelan government and will fight the charges with his attorney. The government also continues to pursue its suspicions against one of Venezuela's opposition legislators, Maria Corina Machado.

Machado had previously been accused of plotting against the government and Maduro but these allegations were never substantiated aside from emails, which Machado alleges are forgeries.

Machado has been praised abroad for her defiance against the Maduro government. According to Venezuela Analysis, Machado has been awarded by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES). The organization received funding by the U.S. Department of State and Agency for International Development (USAID) and gives an award known as the Charles T. Manatt Democracy Award each year to a deserving Democrat, Republican and member of the international community.

Machado will be presented with the award on Oct. 1. She was praised by the IFES's Board Director and former Colombian president Andres Pastrana for her "relentless efforts to defend freedom and democracy against all odds in her native Venezuela," the IFES said in a statement.