One of Venezuela’s most controversial
judges, who was once jailed for murder, has been appointed president of the
country’s supreme court. Maikel Moreno, 50, a former member of the intelligence
police force, was convicted of killing a youth in 1987. He is understood to
have spent several months in jail before being acquitted on appeal. He was also
implicated in another murder in 1989, but in that case was found not guilty. Venezuela’s opposition has expressed
exasperation at his appointment, which was approved by President Maduro. Lester
Toledo, an opposition leader, described the judge as a “human rights violator”.
After leaving the security services after the murder allegations, Mr Moreno
trained as a lawyer. He went on to associate himself closely with the radical
left-wing…More…
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