国际英语资讯:Venezuelan truth commission opens probe into economic sanctions
<p><span word="CARACAS">CARACAS</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 27-- <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="investigating">investigating</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="requested">requested</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Truth">Truth</span>, <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Peace">Peace</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>, <span word="created">created</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="government">government</span> <span word="protests">protests</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="lynchings">lynchings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vandalism">vandalism</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>, <span word="Delcy">Delcy</span> <span word="Rodriguez">Rodriguez</span>, <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="commission">commission</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="blockade">blockade</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="unpunished">unpunished</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Rodriguez">Rodriguez</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Constituent">Constituent</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span> (<span word="ANC">ANC</span>).</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ANC">ANC</span> <span word="angered">angered</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span> (<span word="AN">AN</span>), <span word="or">or</span> <span word="congress">congress</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="constituent">constituent</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="precedence">precedence</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legislature">legislature</span>.</p><p><span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="unsuccessfully">unsuccessfully</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="July">July</span> 30 <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="the">the</span> 545 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="constituent">constituent</span> <span word="body">body</span>.</p><p><span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="advocates">advocates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ouster">ouster</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Nicolas">Nicolas</span> <span word="Maduro">Maduro</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="socialist">socialist</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="boycotted">boycotted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Rodriguez">Rodriguez</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> "<span word="has">has</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span>" <span word="that">that</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span>, <span word="Julio">Julio</span> <span word="Borges">Borges</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AN">AN</span>, "<span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="requesting">requesting</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> (<span word="financial">financial</span>) <span word="blockade">blockade</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>."</p>
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