Venezuela Tries to Prosecute Main Opposition, But She Fights On

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Venezuela Tries to Prosecute Main Opposition, But She Fights On
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The head of Venezuela's Congress, Diosdado Cabello, said that main opposition leader Maria Machado is ** longer a member of the legislature. This would strip Machado of parliamentary immunity and open up the possibility of a criminal prosecution against her.

Cabello, who is also President Nicolas Maduro's right-hand man, claimed that Machado lost her seat when she accepted Panama's invitation to address the Organization of American States last week, according to multiple (http://news.yahoo.com/venezuela-says-opposition-lawmaker-lost-seat-182228404.html) news (http://internacional.elpais.com/internacional/2014/03/24/actualidad/1395701671_050646.html) reports (http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iFJmQDf7gGTbK17ecPaU37E3rWbQ?docId=304e52e8-8def-4fa5-b985-64e8df682268). Last week, Cabello and other members of Maduro's party an**unced (http://mashable.com/2014/03/19/venezuela-congress-maria-machado/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) their desire for a criminal investigation into Machado, accusing her of treason for her role in the protests that have swept the country (http://mashable.com/2014/02/19/venezuela-protests-photos/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) for almost two months. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/25/venezuela-opposition-prosecution/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

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