The Ironies of the Venezuelan Opposition, part 22 - pre-planned violence in National Assembly, pt 2

[Judi Lynn]

12. Incoming info. from C.O.H.A. through your link which should be known,

rather than hidden under a ton of deliberately deceptive propaganda:

Venezuela’s Ley de Partidos Politicos, Reuniones Públicos y Manifestaciones (Political Party Law), which dates to 1965 contains the clause in Article 25 that parties “may not accept donations or subsidies…from foreign companies…or from foreign governments or organizations.” Caracas authorities claimed, then, that the organization’s acceptance and administration of a $31,000 grant from the NED was precisely that, and that Súmate’s behavior in the 2004 referendum – actions which were funded by the grant – constituted political organizing rather than non-partisan “democracy promotion.”

How much plainer does the Venezuelan law need to be? Clearly the opposition has no intention of complying in any way other than the accidental ways which may be convenient to their purposes.

Thank you!