Venezuela’s new constituent assembly has unanimously voted to put opposition leaders on trial for treason.
The assembly said it would pursue those it accuses of supporting US economic sanctions against the country.
Washington approved the measures last week in response to what it called the “dictatorship” of President Nicolás Maduro.
President Maduro has accused the US of trying to cripple Venezuela’s economy amid an ongoing economic crisis.
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on 25 August to ban trade in Venezuelan debt or the sale of bonds from its state oil company.
His reasons included “serious abuses of human rights” as well as the creation of the “illegitimate” constituent assembly, which the US accuses of usurping the democratically elected parliament.
Liberalism in full practice. Leftists in this country show same tendancies….eliminate and purge anyone opposed.