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Venezuela indicts opposition leader Machado, alleging plot to kill Maduro
Source: Reuters
Venezuela indicts opposition leader Machado, alleging plot to kill Maduro
BY BRIAN ELLSWORTH
CARACAS Wed Dec 3, 2014 1:47pm EST
(Reuters) - Venezuela has indicted hardline opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on charges that she took part in an alleged plot to kill President Nicolas Maduro, the state prosecutor's office said on Wednesday.
Machado, who was at the forefront of major street protests against Maduro's socialist government earlier this year, has dismissed the accusations as a charade meant to silence her and distract Venezuelans from a growing economic crisis.
If found guilty, the former legislator could be sentenced to between 8 and 16 years in jail.
"Our only option is to fight for democracy and freedom," Machado said after she was indicted at the state prosecutor's office in Caracas on Wednesday.
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BY BRIAN ELLSWORTH
CARACAS Wed Dec 3, 2014 1:47pm EST
(Reuters) - Venezuela has indicted hardline opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on charges that she took part in an alleged plot to kill President Nicolas Maduro, the state prosecutor's office said on Wednesday.
Machado, who was at the forefront of major street protests against Maduro's socialist government earlier this year, has dismissed the accusations as a charade meant to silence her and distract Venezuelans from a growing economic crisis.
If found guilty, the former legislator could be sentenced to between 8 and 16 years in jail.
"Our only option is to fight for democracy and freedom," Machado said after she was indicted at the state prosecutor's office in Caracas on Wednesday.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/03/us-venezuela-politics-idUSKCN0JH1Z920141203
