Posted on 07/05/2017 2:33:39 AM PDT by Nextrush
Venezuela's pro-government Supreme Court heard a petition on Tuesday to remove dissident state prosecutor Luisa Ortega, who was expecting the ax after alleging rights abuses and erosion of democracy under President Nicolas Maduro.
Ortega, the main challenger to Maduro from within the ruling socialist movement during three months of opposition protests, said she would not recognize legal proceedings against her by an "unconstitutional and illegitimate" Supreme Court......
Protestors across the oil-rich nation of 30 million set up road blockades "against the dictatorship" on Tuesday afternoon......
The opposition wants to ramp up pressure ahead of Maduro's planned vote on July 30 to elect members of a new, controversial legislative superbody with powers to rewrite the constitution......
Warning that Venezuela is approaching "zero hour." lawmakers on Monday announced that the opposition would hold its own referendum on July 16th to let Venezuelans have their say on Maduro's plan and their alternative push for an election to replace him.......
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Ortega questioned the Supreme Court when it stripped the National Assembly of its powers earlier this year and she investigated and prosecuted National Guard members and regime street thugs who attacked those protesting the regime in recent months.
Now she is in the process of being removed from office with many of her powers already stripped from her.
The opposition announced its own referendum on Sunday July 16th ahead of the regime's Communist "election" on July 30th to create a Commmunist style "Constituent Assembly".
Will the regime allow the July 16th referendum to take place?
Venezueal a cess pool only Democrats could love
The Chaveznistas gained political power through the use of electronic (paperless) voting machines after a failed military coup.
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