Death to america.
Posted on 11/09/2004 12:26:46 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
CARACAS, VENEZUELA - Authorities are accusing about 400 opponents of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez of participating in a brief rebellion in 2002, a case critics condemn as a political vendetta by the left-wing leader.
State prosecutor Danilo Anderson said Monday that he hoped to complete the formal indictment of all the accused, who include prominent businessmen, lawyers, politicians and former military officers, over the next two months.
"These people are being charged with the crime of civil rebellion ... for carrying out violent changes to the constitution," he said.
The prosecutor, who had previously specialized in environmental issues, is vilified by the opposition as the chief inquisitor of Chavez's self-styled "revolution."
If convicted, the accused face jail terms of between 12 and 24 years. At least 28 have already been indicted, although all remain free.
The group of mostly civilians is accused of drawing up, witnessing or signing an April 12, 2002, decree that dissolved the constitution and parliament a day after Chavez was ousted by generals and admirals.
The prosecutions follow Chavez's resounding wins over the opposition in an Aug. 15 referendum and Oct. 31 regional elections that consolidated his political domination over the world's No. 5 oil exporter.
Since those wins, the firebrand former paratrooper has offered a peace dialogue to opponents he had previously condemned almost daily as "terrorists and coup-mongers."
But opposition leaders say this is just a smoke screen to hide a campaign of persecution.
Death to america.
we need a Tyrant Watch ping list
Anybody who stands in his way is on a list.
States wich openly oposse the United States :
North Korea
Iran
Hugo Chavez's Venezuela
Castro's Cuba.
France
We need to bring this government down. Revolution in Venezuela and Iran!
Very ominous indeed...travel to Venezuela a lot and its scary how much the pro and anti Chavez groups hate each other and they are 50/50 in size...I smell an ugly civil war coming on and it could be quite bloody.
It is a very bad situation.
How many Venezuelans will give up on their country and head north?
A lot!
Not only are they moving to the U.S. but a lot of Venezuelans are heading to Mexico City where they're snapping up jobs.
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