MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Thursday, Venezuela's chief prosecutor's office called for suspension of activities of the recently elected National Constituent Assembly. The prosecutors had also launched an investigation in potential abuses during the vote organized by the country's authorities.
"I condemn this act of iniquity," the attorney general said on her Twitter account publishing photos of servicemen near the building.
Rechazo asedio al @MPvenezolano. Denuncio esta arbitrariedad ante la comunidad nacional e internacional #5Ag pic.twitter.com/un7QWGBGJ7
— Luisa Ortega Díaz (@lortegadiaz) 5 августа 2017 г.
On Sunday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government held elections for delegates to the constituent assembly. The move led to mass protests across the nation. The manifestations resulted in numerous victims. Venezuelan opposition, as well as the European Union and the United States, among other countries, refused to recognize the body's legitimacy.
According to the official figures, more than 8 million people, or over 41 percent of voters participated in the election. At the same time the country's opposition refused to recognize such estimation claiming that the results had been fabricated and the voter turnout had been lower by at least 1 million of people.
