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Venezuela congress seeks censure of Supreme Court judges

By on April 5, 2017

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2016, file photo, lawmakers vote on the daily agenda during the first National Assembly session in Caracas, Venezuela. During the floor debate Thursday, March 10. 2016, Venezuela’s opposition-controlled Congress gave preliminary approval to a bill that would put the country on the road to a presidential recall referendum. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

In this Jan. 6, 2016, photo, lawmakers vote on the daily agenda during the first National Assembly session in Caracas, Venezuela. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s opposition-controlled congress is moving to officially censure the seven Supreme Court judges who issued a ruling last week nullifying the lawmaker body.

Opposition lawmakers began the process on Wednesday. The court rolled back its initial decision over the weekend after three days of political tumult. But opposition leaders say that is not enough.

Any decision congress reaches will be purely symbolic, as it has been neutered by the ruling socialist party and does not have the power to actually replace judges.

Caracas saw anti-government protests on Tuesday that left 11 injured. Another rally is called for Thursday.

Lawmakers said Wednesday that the judges must be recalled because they supported an attempted coup. Socialist leaders fired back that it was lawmakers who were attempting a “congressional coup.”

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