Venezuelan protesters now face military justice as unrest takes a mounting toll

Since the wave of protests against President Nicolas Maduro began a month and a half ago, something unprecedented and unconstitutional has started to take place in Venezuela: Hundreds of civilians have been brought to military justice in compliance to the new "Plan Zamora," an operative launched by the government to preempt a coup. According to justice records, since the beginning of April 275 civilians have been prosecuted in military courts in four different states, including the capital. Of those, 159 were imprisoned and remain behind bars...READ MORE