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The court forbade him to leave the country and ordered his detention at the headquarters of the intelligence services in Caracas.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EOn May 24, the Supreme Court had issued a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.civilisac.org\/civilis\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sentencia-369-Sala-Constitucioanl-24-5-17-Alcalde-Mun-Chacao-Miranda.pdf\u0022\u003Eruling\u003C\/a\u003E ordering Muchacho to ensure people did not block roads in his municipality, and to remove any obstacles that prevent citizens from moving around freely. Chacao is one of the districts where anti-government protests have been taking place almost daily since early April. On August 8, the Supreme Court accused Muchacho of contempt for failing to comply with its injunction.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Supreme Court instituted a summary proceeding in which Muchacho says he was unable to adequately defend himself. Its Constitutional Chamber was responsible for the \u201caccusation\u201d and \u201csentencing\u201d in the case. The Supreme Court\u2019s ruling, in this case a court of first instance, is not subject to appeal, which violates the due process right of defendants to appeal a criminal conviction.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring the 2014 crackdown on anti-government protests, the Supreme Court \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2015\/06\/05\/venezuela-letter-pope-francis\u0022\u003Einstituted\u003C\/a\u003E such summary proceedings for the first time against two opposition mayors, Daniel Ceballos and Vicencio Scarano.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAt least three other mayors\u2014\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TSJVenezuela\/photos\/a.1431172463657220.1073741828.1390972677677199\/1450795105028289\/?type=3\u0026amp;theater\u0022\u003EAlfredo Ramos\u003C\/a\u003E, from the Iribarren municipality in Lara state, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/TSJ_Venezuela\/status\/889962014176665601\u0022\u003EGustavo Marcano\u003C\/a\u003E from the Diego Bautista Urbaneja municipality in Anzo\u00e1tegui state, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TSJVenezuela\/posts\/1455650564542743\u0022\u003ECarlos Garc\u00eda\u003C\/a\u003E from the Libertador municipality in M\u00e9rida state\u2014have been sanctioned to 15 months in prison over the past weeks following the exact same procedure. Ramos was \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlfredoARamos\/status\/891066395848527873\u0022\u003Edetained\u003C\/a\u003E in his office; his family and lawyer had been \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlfredoARamos\/status\/894651105728110592\u0022\u003Eunable\u003C\/a\u003E to see him as of August 7. Marcano \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/GustavoMarcano\/status\/893112073089056768\u0022\u003Efled\u003C\/a\u003E the country. Carlos Garc\u00eda published a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarlosGarc1a\/status\/892922610656440321\u0022\u003Evideo\u003C\/a\u003E on Twitter on August 2 stating he would not comply with the ruling.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn all of the above cases, the Supreme Court argued the mayors were in contempt of a previous injunction that aimed at protecting the rights of free transit, health, work, education, enjoyment of a healthy and safe environment, sports, and recreation.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn recent weeks, the court has issued similar injunctions against at least another 10 mayors and one governor, all of them from the opposition, including:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.civilisac.org\/civilis\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sentencia-389-Sala-Constitucional-1-6-17-Gobernador-Estado-Miranda.pdf\u0022\u003EHenrique Capriles Radonski\u003C\/a\u003E, governor of Miranda state.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.civilisac.org\/civilis\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sentencia-368-Sala-Constitucional-24-5-17-Alcalde-Mun-El-Hatillo-Miranda.pdf\u0022\u003EDavid Smolansky\u003C\/a\u003E, mayor of the El Hatillo municipality in Miranda state.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.civilisac.org\/civilis\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sentencia-365-Sala-Constitucional-24-5-17-Alcalde-Mun-Baruta-Miranda.pdf\u0022\u003EGerardo Blyde\u003C\/a\u003E, mayor of the Baruta municipality in Miranda state.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.civilisac.org\/civilis\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sentencia-367-Sala-Constitucional-24-5-17-Alcalde-Mun-Los-Sal%C3%ADas-Miranda.pdf\u0022\u003EJos\u00e9 Fern\u00e1ndez\u003C\/a\u003E, mayor of the Los Salias municipality in Miranda state.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.civilisac.org\/civilis\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sentencia-373-Sala-Constitucional-25-5-17-Alcalde-del-Municipio-Sucre-Miranda.pdf\u0022\u003ECarlos Ocariz\u003C\/a\u003E, mayor of the Sucre municipality in Miranda state.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.correodelorinoco.gob.ve\/tsj-ordena-al-alcalde-de-socopo-realizar-acciones-necesarias-que-impidan-colocacion-de-obstaculos-en-las-vias\/\u0022\u003ERonald Aguilar\u003C\/a\u003E, mayor of the Antonio Jos\u00e9 de Sucre municipality in Barinas state.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.civilisac.org\/civilis\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sentencia-376-Sala-Constitucional-31-5-17-Alcalde-Municipio-Barinas-Barinas.pdf\u0022\u003EJos\u00e9 Luis Mach\u00edn\u003C\/a\u003E, mayor of Barinas municipality in Barinas state.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.civilisac.org\/civilis\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sentencia-401-Sala-Constitucional-1-6-17-Alcalde-Municipio-Palavecino-Estado-Lara.pdf\u0022\u003EJos\u00e9 Antonio Barrera\u003C\/a\u003E, mayor of the Palavecino municipality in Lara state.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.civilisac.org\/civilis\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sentencia-370-Sala-Constitucional-24-5-17-Alcalde-Mun-Alberto-Adriani-M%C3%A9rida.pdf\u0022\u003EJuan Jos\u00e9 Pe\u00f1a\u003C\/a\u003E, mayor of the Alberto Adriani municipality in M\u00e9rida state.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.civilisac.org\/civilis\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sentencia-372-Sala-Constitucional-24-5-17-Alcalde-Municipio-Campo-El%C3%ADas-M%C3%A9rida.pdf\u0022\u003EOmar Lares\u003C\/a\u003E, mayor of the Campo El\u00edas municipality in M\u00e9rida state.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.correodelorinoco.gob.ve\/sala-constitucional-admite-demanda-por-intereses-colectivos-y-difusos-contra-alcaldesas-de-maracaibo-y-san-cristobal\/\u0022\u003EEveling Trejo\u003C\/a\u003E, mayor of the Maracaibo municipality in Zulia state.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\u003C\/div\u003E\n","settings":null},{"command":"insert","method":"prepend","selector":".js-view-dom-id-blog_live_feed__blog_body_block__307665__en","data":"","settings":null}]