There is separation of powers between the executive and the judiciary.

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Valerie Caproni, General Counsel for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, complained to the House Judiciary Committee in February that her agency lacked powers to gather evidence on stalkers using peer-to-peer and social networks.

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President Chavez and his supporters have used their powers in a wide range of cases involving the judiciary, the media, and human rights defenders.

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