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CARACAS/LIMA: A group of 12 regional nations plus the US rejected Venezuela鈥檚 new government-allied legislative superbody, saying they would continue to regard the opposition-controlled congress as the country鈥檚 only legitimate law maker.
The move came after an announcement on Friday that the newly-created Constituent Assembly, elected in late July to re-write the crisis-hit country鈥檚 Constitution, would supersede congress and pass laws on its own.
The Lima Group, including Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia and seven other regional governments, late on Friday joined the US in criticizing the assembly for 鈥渦surping鈥� the powers of Venezuela鈥檚 tradition congress.
The congress has been controlled by the opposition since 2016, but has been neutered by President Nicolas Maduro鈥檚 loyalist Supreme Court, which has tossed out almost every law it has passed.
鈥淲e reiterate our rejection of the constituent assembly and its actions,鈥� the 12-member Lima Group said in a statement published by Peru鈥檚 Foreign Ministry.
鈥淲e ratify our full support for the Venezuelan congress.鈥� it added.
Maduro has slapped the opposition with several measures blaming it for the unrest that killed more than 125 people in recent months as security forces met rock-throwing protesters with rubber bullets and water cannon. The UN says government troops used excessive force in many cases.
One of the measures is the assembly鈥檚 new truth commission that will investigate opposition candidates running in October gubernatorial elections, to see if they were involved in the deadly protests. Considering that many opposition figures supported the demonstrations, the commission could hobble their efforts at winning governorships in the upcoming vote.
Anti-government marches have stalled since the assembly was inaugurated on Aug. 5. The opposition was stunned by a threat of US military action in Venezuela issued by President Donald Trump on Aug. 11.
The threat played into Maduro鈥檚 hands by supporting his oft-repeated assertion that the US 鈥渆mpire鈥� wants to invade Venezuela to steal its oil. The idea had been easily dismissed as absurd by opposition and US officials before Trump鈥檚 surprise statement that 鈥渁 military option鈥� was on the table for dealing with Venezuela鈥檚 political crisis.
Over the days ahead the assembly says it will pass a law against 鈥渆xpressions of hate and intolerance,鈥� which rights groups say is so vaguely worded it could allow for the prosecution of almost anyone who voices dissent.