Thursday, April 27, 2017

Venezuela National Assembly Targets Pro-Govt ‘Colectivos’

Venezuela's National Assembly launched a commission to investigate the role of government-backed militias during recent, widespread deadly protests, while calling on the army to disarm these criminalized groups known as "colectivos." Venezuela's opposition-controlled National Assembly voted on April 25 to condemn the government's policy of arming colectivos, and announced the creation of a commission that will have 30 days to investigate the role of these "paramilitary" groups in protestors' deaths, according to a press release by the legislature. More…




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