The National Constituent Assembly (ANC), approved on Tuesday the acquiescence of parliamentary immunity to seven deputies of the National Assembly (AN), a body that has been in contempt since 2016, for their participation in the failed coup of last April 30.
During a session held at the Legislative Palace, the ANC approved the acquiescence on the immunity of deputies Edgar Zambrano, Luis Florido, Henry Ramos Allup, Richard Blanco, Marianela Magallanes, José Simón Calzadilla and Américo De Grazia.
This debate follows the request of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), which decided to compromise the responsibility of the deputies in the flagrant commission of the crimes of “treason to the Homeland, conspiracy, instigation to the insurrection, civil rebellion, concert for delinquency, usurpation of functions, public instigation to the disobedience of the laws, and continued hatred”.
In this sense, the president of the ANC, Diosdado Cabello, pointed out that in this case a preliminary hearing is not necessary – as established by the Constitution – because “they have participated actively, it was an act in flagrancy, and therefore it is not necessary the previous judgement of merit. They go directly to a trial”.
In this regard, he noted that were identified three more deputies who participated in the failed coup d’etat promoted by the deputy in contempt Juan Guaidó and the fugitive Leopoldo López, which left a balance of five people dead and 233 arrested throughout the country.
Following the decision of the ANC, a copy of the ruling was sent to the TSJ and the Public Prosecutor’s Office for further investigations and relevant proceedings.
In early April, the National Constituent Assembly acquiesced the parliamentary immunity of Juan Guaidó – who proclaimed himself as “president in charge” on January 23 – for violating the measures imposed by the Court on Guaidó, who was banned from leaving the country.
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