Caracas — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused opposition leader Julio Borges of treason for embarking on a European tour to rally international powers against Caracas. Borges, who leads the National Assembly that Maduro effectively shut down by creating a new Constituent Assembly in July, has held meetings this week with the leaders of France, Spain, Germany and Britain, with Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday pledging her "unwavering support" for the opposition. "It makes no difference to me what Merkel says or the queen of England; in Venezuela we have justice. We don’t take orders from London, or Madrid or Washington," he told the new legislative body. The left-wing leader, who weathered a wave of protests from April to July that left 125 people dead but is facing a growing economic crisis, added that Borges must be tried for "treason to the fatherland," a crime punishable by up to 30 years in prison. Legal actions have intensified against members of the opposition si...
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