VENEZUELA - PARLIAMENT - POLITICS - AMNESTY

VENEZUELA, Caracas: The president of the National assembly, Henry Ramos Allup arrives at the National assembly on February 16, 2016 in Caracas, for a debate about a draft bill entitled Amnesty and National Reconciliation. Venezuela's opposition-controlled National Assembly approved a controversial Amnesty Law on February 16, rejecting President Nicolas Maduro's objection to the law. This law provides amnesty for all “political prisoners” linked to a number of events, including the 2002 coup against former President Hugo Chavez, the 2006 presidential election protests or the 2013 protests and violent blockades around the presidential elections following Chavez's death and other political events.