Venezuelas government on Thursday issued a ban on protests against a controversial weekend election that has already been the focus of deadly street demonstrations. From Friday, those taking part in rallies, demonstrations, marches or similar events that could disturb or affect; the vote would face between five and 10 years in prison, Interior Minister Nestor Reverol said. The order was issued ahead of a mass protest called for Friday by the opposition, which is trying to force President Nicolas Maduro to scrap Sundays election of a body tasked with rewriting the crisis-hit countrys constitution. More than 100 people have died in four months of protests against Maduro, who is increasingly relying on his security forces to maintain his authority as domestic and international criticism against him has mounted. The opposition, which controls the legislature, has urged civil disobedience against what it terms a dictatorship.***prbxselfnetwork***
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