Ousted Venezuela prosecutor knocks president
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Venezuela's recently ousted chief prosecutor is telling colleagues from the region that President Nicolas Maduro has participated in acts of corruption and says she'll give them proof.
Luisa Ortega Diaz spoke Wednesday during a meeting of Mercosur trade bloc prosecutors in the capital of Brasilia. Ortega was removed by a new, pro-government constitutional assembly in early August. She fled with her husband, whose arrest was ordered by the country's supreme court.
She said Maduro's government "is violating the constitution and law to protect itself."
Ortega said she had evidence implicating Maduro and other top officials in corruption involving Brazilian constructor Odebrecht and other companies. But she didn't provide details.
