The National Assembly of Venezuelain the hands of the ruling party led by Nicolás Maduro, will promote a package of laws aimed at regulation of social networks. The measures are promoted in the midst of the social outbreak product of the results of the presidential elections of July 28.
Maduro lashed out against TikTok that suspended his account for 10 days after the president accused her of fomenting a “civil war“. The initiative is promoted by the parliamentary leader, Jorge Rodriguezwho stated that Parliament will create a regulatory framework for “care” to the citizens of “the dictatorship of social media”.
Maduro against social networks
The date to discuss this legislation will be this Tuesday, August 13. The initiative attacks TikTok In addition to including the Approval of a law to regulate non-governmental organizations.
Rodriguez said that “Venezuela needs to regulate the operation of social networks”. In addition, the parliamentary leader who will seek “approve the package of laws” for “to be able to care for and defend“the population of Venezuela “from hatred, from expressions of social hatred, from terrorism and from the dissemination of fascist ideas and ideas of hatred on social networks.”
Venezuela is experiencing moments of high tension after what happened in the presidential elections of July 28, where the Venezuela’s National Electoral Council proclaims Maduro the winneramid allegations of fraud by the opposition and the international community. Along these lines, Maduro claims that the networks are being used to attack his re-election.
Since last Thursday, a new order has been in force in Venezuelan territory. Elon Musk-owned X-blockade, which will last for 10 days. Other social networks, such as that of Signal messagingwere also intervened.
Prior to the debate on this new legislation, Maduro had already targeted the platform of Chinese origin.Tiktok He took me out of the air and I was suspended from broadcasting until August 19th“, said the official leader.
The intervention of the Supreme Court of Venezuela
He Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) of Venezuela announced that it will carry out a “expertise” of the evidence collected during an appeal requested by President Nicolás Maduro for “certify“the electoral results of July 28 released by the National Electoral Council. According to the announcement, the decision that the Court will make will be of a unappealable.
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According to Judge Caryslia Beatriz Rodríguez, the electoral chamber will continue “with the expert opinion that began on August 5, 2024, in order to produce the final judgment that responds to this appeal.” In addition, Beatriz Rodríguez assured that whatever the TSJ determines “It will have the character of res judicata since this jurisdictional body is the highest authority in electoral matters, so its decisions are final and binding.“, added Rodriguez.
In this process, the TSJ called the following to appear: ten candidates who participated in the elections after accepting an appeal from Maduro after what were the complaints of opposition fraud. On the opposition side, Gonzalez Urrutia He did not respond to the summons because appearing “would put his freedom at risk” and would also cast doubt on the results of the July 28 elections, which he claims he won.
“If I go to the Electoral Chamber (of the Supreme Court of Justice, TSJ) under these conditions I will be in absolute vulnerability due to defenselessness and violation of due process, and I will put at risk not only my freedom, but, more importantly, the will of the Venezuelan people.“, González Urrutia said in a statement published on social media and released on August 8.
Source: Ambito
