B.R. 101: Injustice for the dead. In April a peaceful
demonstration asking the President to resign was massacred by
Government supporters. Eighteen people were killed, more than
one hundred injured. The President resigned, was replaced and
came back in less than two days. One of his promises upon his
return was to establish a “Truth Commision” to learn the truth
about the killings. Today, four months later, the National
Assembly controlled by the Government has yet to vote on
establishing this commision. Ten days ago, the Venezuelan
Supreme Court ruled that the Generals that refused to obey the
President’s orders that day in April could not be tried for
rebellion. Six days ago, the National Assembly speedily formed a
Commission to investigate if any of the Supreme Court Justices
lied about their credentials when they were named to the Highest
Court. (A fact that was noted by the opposition when they were
named to the Court). Four months for the dead, four days for the
President. That is called the exercise of