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SOCIALIST MPs in Miranda state’s parliament have called for Governor Henrique Capriles — leader of the country’s right-wing MUD opposition — to be investigated for inciting violence.
The United Socialist Party (PSUV) MPs, who control the Miranda legislative council, urged Prosecutor-General Luisa Ortega on Monday to open an investigation into Mr Capriles.
Miranda includes the the wealthy Chacao suburb of the capital Caracas, scene of frequent rioting during the 2014 Guarimba wave of regime-change violence that left 43 dead.
The global left must be unwavering in it is support for Venezuela as Washington increases its aggression, and clear-eyed about the West’s cynical motives for targeting it, says CLAUDIA WEBBE
US baseless accusations of drug trafficking and the outrageous putting of a bounty on a president of a sovereign country do not bode well, reports PABLO MERIGUET