Venezuela's parliament launches probe into Capriles

[Zorro]

Venezuela's government-controlled parliament set up an inquiry on Wednesday into violence over a disputed election that authorities blame on opposition leader Henrique Capriles.

Nine people died and dozens were injured after opposition protests against Nicolas Maduro's narrow April 14 presidential poll win turned violent around the South American nation.

The government said the unrest was evidence the opposition was planning a coup. Capriles' camp rejects that, saying officials exaggerated the violence and included deaths from common crimes to bolster the toll and discredit the opposition.

"The government is desperately sowing lies," said Capriles, who called supporters onto the streets after the disputed election results, but has since urged only peaceful protests.

http://news.yahoo.com/venezuelas-parliament-launches-probe-capriles-013516686.html

[Tempest]

1. Direct evidence exists of Capriles' supporters being behind the violence

Funny how the AP never reports on that.

[mwrguy]

2. Good. Throw his ass in jail.

[joshcryer]

3. What about the 50+ dead Venezueans murdered every day?

Shows their priorities.

(Note: 2 of the nine dead are verifiable criminal incidents and not related to the opposition, whether the others are, which I find unlikely, we'll see.)