Venezuela’s Attorney General Asks Court to Review Exoneration of Coup Plotters
Friday, Dec 03, 2004
By: Sarah Wagner – Venezuelanalysis.com
Caracas, December 3, 2004—Yesterday, Attorney General Isaías Rodríguez asked the Constitutional Chamber of Venezuela’s Supreme Court to reverse a ruling it made on August 14th, 2002, that had released the military officers who were accused of organizing the April 2002 coup against President Chavez. According to the Supreme Court, the events of April 2002 constituted a “vacuum of power” that military officers legally filled and not a coup. Reversing the court decision would open legal avenues necessary for prosecuting the generals and politicians who were involved in the attempt to depose President Chávez....
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