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<h1 class="reader-title">Venezuelan Top Court Orders Prosecution
of 7 Lawmakers over Participation in Coup</h1>
May 7, 2019</div>
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<p>The Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela, found guilty
seven opposition lawmakers of the Venezuelan National
Assembly, which has been in contampt oif that very court
since 2016, for illicit activity linked
to treason, conspiracy, instigation for civil rebellion,
conspiracy to commit a crime, usurpation of functions,
and public instigation for disobedience of the laws,
after their participation in the attempted coup on April
30.</p>
<p>Henry Ramos Allup, Luis Germán Florido, Marianela
Magallanes López, José Simón Calzadilla Peraza, Andrés
Enrique Delgado Velázquez, Amerigo De Grazia and Richard
José Blanco Delgado have been held responsible for the
violation of articles 128, 132, 143, 145 , 163, 213,
285, stipulated in the Venezuelan Penal Code, before the
Flagrant Commission of Common Crimes.</p>
<p>This request for indictment was made official by the
Attorney General of the Public Ministry of
Venezuela Tarek Willian Saab.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the Plenary Chamber of
the Venezuelan Supreme Court decided to send a certified
copy to the President of the National Constituent
Assembly of Venezuela (ANC), Diosdado Cabello, so
that he continues the judicial process against the seven
opposition deputies.</p>
<p>According to the statutes of the Constitutional Chamber
of the High Court, in this case the preliminary hearing
of merit against the seven Venezuelan officials has to
take place in ordinary courts in criminal matters of the
South American nation to expedite the prosecution of
these citizens.</p>
<p>On April 30, Juan Guaido, the oppostion lawmaker who
had illegally self-proclaimed as the country's interim
president back in January, called on people and the
military to take to the streets to carry out a coup to
oust President Nicolas Maduro. The opposition lawmakers
mentioned above participated in the attempted coup
d'etat in the Altamira Distributor, east of the capital
Caracas.</p>
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