That the only ones who should be removed are the justices appointed through an illegal process, that the Constitution compels her to defend it and that’s why she disregards the rulings and demands their annulment, that she’ll continue to fulfill her constitutional role and that repression will no doubt escalate even further.

It is a pity that she didn’t say it back in August, 2016, when the Tribunal declared it. She spoke of State terrorism and of how the TSJ is dismantling the Constitution, saying that the Constituyente is being imposed by a minority and even criticized the National Assembly for tolerating the TSJ’s trumped-up contempt, remarking that “there’s no such thing.” According to the PG, these rulings reveal a clear intention to nullify the Prosecutor’s Office: “this ruling represents the reality where young Juan Pernalete was killed with a bolt-gun and not with a tear-gas canister,” said Ortega Díaz, adding that the government probably wants to achieve through court rulings what they can’t achieve through votes. She compared them to rulings 155 and 156, which marked the breakdown of constitutional order. Sala Plena fijó para el 4 de julio audiencia sobre solicitud de antejuicio contra la Fiscal General de la República /eh5DZIgo4n Prosecutor General Luisa Ortega Díaz disregarded the rulings issued by the TSJ on Monday.

We’ll have to wait for the Prosecutor’s Office’s update, but unfortunately, we’ve already lost over 80 people. Also, lawmaker Carlos Paparoni reported that Víctor Betancourt (18) was mowed down in Cumaná, Sucre state.Ĭurrently, there are still significant discrepancies regarding the death toll during protests. Later, Zulia state’s Security Secretary confirmed the death of motorcyclist Luis Paz (20), who was run down and burned during a protest in Maracaibo. Roberto Durán (26) died from a chest injury he suffered while protesting in Barquisimeto yesterday afternoon. Jhonatan Zavatti Serrano (25), shot in the head last Monday as he walked by Barrio 5 de julio in Petare, died in the Domingo Luciani hospital, in El Llanito. Isael Macadán Aquino (18) was shot in the head early on Wednesday, while participating in a protest in Anzoátegui state. Five Venezuelan youth died yesterday, even though repression wasn’t nearly as obscene as it was in previous days.

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