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Venezuela's top court abolishes four special terrorism courts

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On Friday, October 16, the plenary session of Venezuela's Supreme Court (TSJ) decided to abolish the national jurisdiction of four special terrorism courts. According to TalCual, the courts losing this jurisdiction are the 30th, 49th, 52nd and 13th courts, the last of which functioned as the Fourth Special Court. Efecto Cocuyo reports that the ruling says the decision puts an end to the “monopoly of national jurisdiction” and decentralizes the cases. However, as La Patilla notes, the available fragment of the resolution does not specify which bodies will assume the abolished powers, nor does it establish that ongoing judicial proceedings for these crimes have been annulled. The move comes as organizations and lawyers question the legality of these instances and denounce the widespread use of terrorism charges against detainees following the 2024 presidential elections, according to El Nacional.

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Outlets: 4. Countries: 1. Facts in the shared core: 2.

Publication timeline

  1. · La Patilla (outlet profile)

    TSJ suprimió la competencia de cuatro tribunales de terrorismo usados por el chavismo para perseguir a la disidencia. No obstante, el fragmento de la resolución disponible no precisa qué órganos asumirán las competencia…

  2. · TalCual (outlet profile)

    TSJ elimina competencia nacional de cuatro tribunales especiales de terrorismo. Los juzgados que pierden esta competencia son el Tribunal 30º, el Tribunal 49°, el Tribunal 52° y el Tribunal 13°, que funcionaba como Juzg…

  3. · Efecto Cocuyo (outlet profile)

    Sala Plena del TSJ suprime la competencia de 4 tribunales de terrorismo y descentraliza las causas. La decisión pone, según la resolución, "fin al monopolio de jurisdicción nacional"

  4. · El Nacional (outlet profile)

    El TSJ elimina cuatro tribunales especiales de terrorismo y descentraliza las causas. La medida ocurre mientras organizaciones y abogados cuestionan la legalidad de esas instancias y denuncian el uso generalizado del de…

Factual core

  • The Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ) of Venezuela eliminated four special terrorism courts.
  • The TSJ decision decentralizes terrorism cases.

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