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| Mayor of Venezuelan capital formally accused of coup attempt |
| 2015-04-10 |
| [Iran Press TV] The mayor of the Venezuelan capital city of Caracas has formally been accused of attempting a US-funded coup d'état against the South American country's President Nicolas Maduro. "The prosecutors' office on Tuesday formally charged Caracas mayor and opposition member Antonio Ledezma, who was nabbed Please don't kill me! February 19, with allegedly supporting groups plotting to use violent acts to destabilize the country," the office said in a statement. Chief Prosecutor of Caracas Luis Orta accused Ledezma, 59, of conspiracy and planning the coup with a number of unnamed individuals, the statement added. Since his arrest, Ledezma has been imprisoned at the Ramo Verde military prison along with fellow Maduro opponent Leopoldo Lopez. The latter has been charged with provoking anti-government protests that resulted in the death of 43 people between February and May 2014. Caracas has repeatedly stated that the opposition seeks to launch a coup in Venezuela with the backing of Washington. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Yes, but its been done so incompetently that you first have to suspect the WH. Why? Because Venezuela is such an obvious model of failed Marxism and central planning its an embarrassment. Try selling tainted Chinese candy to people. Once the word is out, the market tends to shrink. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-04-10 09:17 |
| #2 Nah. If the US did this they'd be using a community organizer to run the coup. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2015-04-10 08:04 |
| #1 At this point, why would anybody actually want any part of Venezuela? The oil is nearly worthless (heavy, sulfurous), and they don't produce anything you can't get cheaper somewhere else. I realize the oil companies lost a lot of money down there, but sometimes you just have to write off and move on. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2015-04-10 07:36 |