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?????????????????????????????????????????????????Thursday, July 27, 2017
Venezuelan agents seize two more court appointees - opposition
Opposition
supporters attend a rally to pay tribute to victims of violence during
protests against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in
Caracas, Venezuela, July 24, 2017.
CARACAS (Reuters) - Two more people named to an alternative Supreme
Court in defiance of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government
were arrested on Tuesday by intelligence agents during a fast-escalating
political showdown, the opposition said.
Jesus Rojas and Zuleima Gonzalez were seized in central Anzoategui state
after another appointee, Angel Zerpa, was arrested at the weekend, the
opposition-led National Assembly said.
Venezuela's majority-backed opposition is demanding Maduro abandon a
Sunday election to create a controversial congress with powers to
rewrite the country's constitution and override all other institutions.
The opposition has called for a two-day strike from Wednesday at 6 a.m.
(1000 GMT) to try to force Maduro to abandon the vote. Millions took
part in a one-day strike last week, during which five people died in
clashes.
Critics say the congress would institutionalize dictatorship by the
ruling Socialist Party. But Maduro insists it is the only way to empower
the people and bring peace after four months of anti-government unrest
that has killed more than 100 people.
The main business guild Fedecamaras also backed the opposition, issuing a
statement on Tuesday that called the coming weekend vote
"unconstitutional and unnecessary."
"We demand the executive branch abandon its intention to impose a new
constitution," said the group, which is scorned by government supporters
for its central role in a short-lived 2002 coup against Maduro's
predecessor Hugo Chavez.
The office of the vice presidency, which oversees state intelligence
service Sebin, did not answer telephone calls seeking comment on the
latest reported arrests in Anzoategui.