Regime lawmakers strip opposition leader of immunity in possible precursor to arrest.
By Arelis R. Hernández and Arelis R. Hernández Reporter covering politics and government in Prince George's County and Maryland Email Bio Follow Mariana Zuñiga April 3 at 7:31 PM CARACAS — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó remained defiant Wednesday after the government of President Nicolás Maduro moved to strip him of his parliamentary immunity and begin investigating him for a range of alleged crimes.
The vote late Tuesday by Maduro loyalists was the latest in a number of moves aimed at intimidating Guaidó and his supporters. The Maduro government has frozen Guaidó’s assets, prohibited him from leaving the country and detained his chief of staff. Police have broken up protests and paramilitary forces have menaced protesters.
The conflict is heating up amid a deepening humanitarian crisis in this South American country of 30 million people. Hunger, mass outages of power and water, hyperinflation and a contracting economy are driving Venezuelans in all social classes to desperation. “Maduro can’t pressure Guaidó directly because he risks losing public support and provoking the international community to respond,” he said. “He is measuring the impact of each of his decisions to see how far the United States will let him go and waiting Guaidó out.”
Guaidó told reporters outside his Caracas home he was moving forward with plans for massive protests this weekend. Real estate agent Marielena Melville, 66, is relying on the masses who have turned out for Guaidó’s rallies around the country. As long as he has their support, she said Wednesday, “the dictatorship won’t dare to touch him.”
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