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Venezuelan Supreme Court endorses land grabbing alleging the right to food
In a controversial ruling Venezuela’s Supreme Court endorsed the non enforcement of Criminal Code sanctions against those occupying private landholdings and plots of land. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesand British interests tremble :) mwahahaha
Dec 17th, 2011 - 07:26 am - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVY1-v97Mic&feature=related
I agree, this is “a blank cheque for squatters to act with no fear or impediments”
Dec 17th, 2011 - 10:35 am - Link - Report abuse 0The bill is supposed to “combat large estates, absentee landlords, rescue uncultivated land, with the purpose of increasing farm production and promoting the inclusion of peasants in the production machinery”.
But,
'the Venezuelan government so far has expropriated over 3.6 million hectares of good farming land *but only 50.000 remain in production'*.
This judicial ruling takes away the legal rights of ownership from the citizen.
It is intolerable and incredibly stupid.
In Brasil also, the 'Landless Peasant Movement' has statutes before the legislature to allow them to expropriate private property *with government acquiescence*.
Equally intolerable and stupid.
Zimbabwe?
Dec 17th, 2011 - 11:32 am - Link - Report abuse 0Stupid leftist demonstration....????
Dec 17th, 2011 - 09:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Democratic demonstration...???
R.I.P. Venezuela...Thanks Hugito and your followers...
Never mind, the way he looks Chavez won't be with us long. :o)
Dec 19th, 2011 - 05:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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