Venezuela to prosecute MPs who backed failed uprising
Venezuela will prosecute seven lawmakers who backed last week’s failed uprising orchestrated by opposition leader Juan Guaido, the country’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, as Washington removed sanctions against Caracas’ sacked spy chief for backing the revolt. The court, which announced the ruling in a statement, said it asked Attorney General Tarek William Saab to handle the “criminal investigation” into opposition deputies for “high treason” and “conspiracy.” Soon after the announcement, the Constituent Assembly -- which effectively acts as a regime rubber stamp -- stripped the seven lawmakers of their parliamentary immunity. Guaido, who is recognized as Venezuela’s interim president by more than 50 countries and was himself stripped of his immunity on April 2, denounced the decision. The government’s “only response... is to persecute, because they no longer govern, because they no longer have command,” he said.
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