Venezuela

Parliament’s rights in Venezuela, cropped

Venezuela’s top judge curtailed the powers of Parliament, which is dominated by the Opposition. The representatives of the people should control the government, but not the judiciary.

Specifically, the Supreme court said the Parliament in Caracas, the Review or cancellation of a number of controversial appointments of Judges. The opposition-dominated national Assembly, would exceed its powers if you should make the appointment of judges to reverse the court.

After the clear victory of the Opposition in the parliamentary election at the beginning of December had been appointed at the time of followers of the left-wing President Nicolás Maduro-dominated national Assembly, which was quickly 13 Supreme judge. The Opposition criticised this as a failure to respect the voters ‘ will, and announced, to review the nominations, and the officers, if necessary remove. She is looking for Ways to push the socialist head of state from office, and accuses Maduro, the court of justice with his followers occupied and to have unpleasant judge ousted.

The Chairman of the government’s opponents in the national Assembly, Julio Borges, threatened: “If the government believes that the Supreme court, the powers of the Parliament in the crop, it is wrong.”

SC/yy (afp, APE, dpa)