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Venezuela's ruling Socialists target another opposition leader
Source: Reuters
Venezuela's ruling Socialists target another opposition leader
BY ANDREW CAWTHORNE
CARACAS Mon Feb 23, 2015 6:56pm EST
(Reuters) - Socialist Party legislators called on Monday for a probe of another Venezuelan opposition leader accused of conspiring against President Nicolas Maduro, days after the mayor of Caracas was arrested on similar charges.
The opposition fears an investigation against Julio Borges, a parliamentarian and national coordinator of the Primero Justicia (Justice First) party, could signal a wider crackdown.
Maduro's foes accuse him of trying to distract Venezuelans from a severe economic crisis and intimidate the opposition, which is optimistic about winning control of parliament in a vote due later this year.
Pedro Carreno, who heads the Socialists' parliamentary bloc, led a group of legislators to the Public Prosecutor's Office in Caracas to request a formal investigation. "Proof was presented," he said via Twitter, without giving further details.
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BY ANDREW CAWTHORNE
CARACAS Mon Feb 23, 2015 6:56pm EST
(Reuters) - Socialist Party legislators called on Monday for a probe of another Venezuelan opposition leader accused of conspiring against President Nicolas Maduro, days after the mayor of Caracas was arrested on similar charges.
The opposition fears an investigation against Julio Borges, a parliamentarian and national coordinator of the Primero Justicia (Justice First) party, could signal a wider crackdown.
Maduro's foes accuse him of trying to distract Venezuelans from a severe economic crisis and intimidate the opposition, which is optimistic about winning control of parliament in a vote due later this year.
Pedro Carreno, who heads the Socialists' parliamentary bloc, led a group of legislators to the Public Prosecutor's Office in Caracas to request a formal investigation. "Proof was presented," he said via Twitter, without giving further details.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/23/us-venezuela-opposition-idUSKBN0LR24W20150223
