Leader of Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly Diosdado Cabello said earlier that Caracas would remove immunity from the lawmakers who took part in the recent coup attempt in the country.
Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly stripped on Tuesday seven lawmakers of their paliamentary immunity for supporting last week’s failed coup against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, AFP reported.
The coup attempt turned violent and resulted in some 240 people being injured, according to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The situation in Venezuela remains tense since January when Guaido illegally proclaimed himself an interim president. Washington immediately endorsed Guaido, called on Maduro to step down and seized billions of dollars’ worth of the country’s oil assets.