Venezuela's opposition leader will be considered a fugitive if she travels to Norway to collect her Nobel Peace Prize, the nation's attorney general has said.
Tarik William Saab told Agence France Presse that María Corina Machado - who has been living in hiding to avoid arrest - was accused of acts of conspiracy, incitement of hatred, and terrorism.
The 58-year-old was named as the prestigious prize's recipient in October, being praised for her efforts towards a peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.
She has long denounced President Nicolás Maduro's government as criminal and called on Venezuelans to unite to depose it. Many nations view his rule as illegitimate.
Machado - who has long been one of the most respected voices in Venezuela's opposition - was barred from running in last year's presidential elections, in which Maduro won a third six-year term in office.
The elections were widely dismissed on the international stage as neither free nor fair, and sparked protests across the country.
Despite her barring, Machado was able to unite Venezuela's opposition behind her little-known surrogate on the ballot, Edmundo González.
The government-controlled National Electoral Council declared Maduro the winner - even though tallies from polling stations showed that González had won by a landslide.
González later fled to Spain, fearing repression. This was followed by attempts to detain other opposition officials.
The Nobel Committee, when announcing the recipient of the prize, hailed Machado as one of the most extraordinary examples of civilian courage in Latin America in recent times.
Nobel chairman Jørgen Watne Frydnes expressed hope that Machado would be able to attend the award ceremony in Oslo on December 10, but acknowledged the serious security situation she faced.
Machado expressed shock at winning the prize, stating: I am just one person. I certainly do not deserve this, adding that it was the achievement of a whole society.
Among the leaders to congratulate her was US President Donald Trump, with whom tensions between Maduro's government have become strained.
Attorney General Saab also mentioned Machado's investigation regarding her support for the deployment of US military forces in the Caribbean.
The Trump administration has initiated operations against vessels accused of transporting drugs from South America to the US, resulting in numerous fatalities, predominantly Venezuelan.
Trump has accused Maduro of being a leader of a drug cartel, a claim Maduro denies.
The Venezuelan leader has countered, accusing Trump of attempting to incite a war to control the nation's oil reserves but recently indicated he was willing to hold talks with the Trump administration.
Meanwhile, Machado is attempting to persuade the Venezuelan military to switch allegiance, outlining her vision for a post-Maduro Venezuela in her freedom manifesto.
We stand at the edge of a new era - one where our natural rights will prevail, she told viewers.
