Venezuelan court asks pro-gov't assembly to allow prosecution of opposition lawmakers
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Venezuela’s Supreme Court said on Tuesday it had asked the country’s Constituent Assembly, a pro-government legislative superbody, to determine whether to open criminal proceedings against seven opposition lawmakers including Henry Ramos, a former National Assembly president.