Venezuela: OAS SG Denounces Self-inflicted Coup d'etat

The Secretary General of the OAS denounces the self-inflicted coup d’état perpetrated by the Venezuelan regime against the National Assembly, the last branch of government to be legitimized by the will of the people of Venezuela. “Unfortunately, what we had warned has now come to pass” said the Secretary General of the OAS, Luis Almagro. The Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) has issued two decisions which strip parliamentary immunity from members of the National Assembly and which, contrary to all constitutional norms, provide for the TSJ to assume the legislative function. This was done in a manner which ignores even the most basic guarantees of due process. More…