Venezuela: The rodents begin their exit
The rats are leaving the sinking ship.
A (formerly) devout chavista, Luisa Ortega Diaz announced to (what is left of) reporters in Caracas, that she was going to pursue legal charges against 13 judges (seven so far) seated illegally by Maduro in the waning hours following democratic elections in December, 2015. The following, from the chavista English language mouthpiece, Venezuela Analysis...
Venezuela’s Attorney General Demands Supreme Court Judges be Removed, Put on Trial
By RACHAEL BOOTHROYD ROJAS
"Speaking to reporters outside the Supreme Court Tuesday morning, Ortega confirmed that she had officially requested authorization to pursue legal proceedings against the six judges and two substitute judges currently presiding over the TSJ’s constitutional tribunal. The attorney general accused them of having handed down a string of rulings that “conspired against” Venezuela’s system of governance and said they should face trial.
In particular, Ortega cited two controversial rulings issued March 29 in which the tribunal gave temporary permission to the TSJ to assume the legislative duties of the National Assembly, on the grounds that the latter was in contempt of court."
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https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/13181
Though this is very symbolic, as the TSJ hasn't found an instance in 13 years to go against a single dictate by Chavez/Maduro. They are his rubber stamp.
The Unsinkable Luisa Ortega Díaz
By Raul Stolk - June 13, 2017
"We can expect all kinds of answers from the Supreme Tribunal, except one where justice will be served. Just as we expected that the Constitutional and Electoral Chambers would dismiss her previous motions. Nonetheless, the play-by-play has been exciting. Ortega had these documents up sleeve all along: drafted, prepared for filing.
She’s been crossing off every option, one by one. With every passing day, her public stance, as well as her legal actions, get closer and closer to the root of the problem. Raising the stakes for those involved and highlighting their accountability.
She went from moving against the constituyente to moving against its enablers. She’s been working her way to the top, methodically. I wouldn’t be surprised if folded inside her little black notebook she has a draft of the ante-juicio de mérito request against Maduro.
She’s creating loads of pressure for chavista bureaucrats to jump ship before it sinks, just like she did. Although, depending on how you look at the country, the ship has already sunk, and just like the Unsinkable Molly Brown, Luisa is just bringing the boats about to rescue a couple of her bobbing comrades."
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https://www.caracaschronicles.com/2017/06/13/the-unsinkable-luisa-ortega-diaz/
