Venezuelan court overturns parliament's decision to rejoin Rio Treaty
CARACAS, July 26. /TASS/: The Constitutional Chamber of the Venezuelan Supreme Court has overturned the decision of the country's parliament to rejoin the Inter-American Treaty on Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Treaty).
"The court rules the decision of the legislature to rejoin the Inter-American Treaty on Reciprocal Assistance is null and does not have any legal force as it threatens the rule of law in the country," judge Juan Jose Mendoza said at a session broadcast on Twitter.