Caracas (AFP) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday he was prepared to escalate a state of emergency imposed this week after opposition-led protests in the capital and other cities.
Maduro told supporters he would give the order -- which implies suspending laws and rights to maintain public order -- if "violent" anti-government acts occurred.
In that event, "I will not hesitate if necessary to make such a decree to fight for the peace and security of this country," he said .... https://www.yahoo.com
