Venezuela to debate historic amnesty bill for political prisoners

The legislation, which covers charges used to lock up dissidents under Maduro and his predecessor Hugo Chavez, aims to turn the page on nearly three decades of state repression. It was spearheaded by interim president Delcy Rodriguez, who replaced Maduro after he was captured by US forces in Caracas last month and flown to New York to face trial. Rodriguez took Maduro's place with the consent of US President Donald Trump, provided she does Washington's bidding on access to Venezuelan oil and expanding democratic freedoms.