Venezuela's defiant chief prosecutor requests protection

Venezuela’s chief prosecutor Luisa Ortega holds a copy of the Venezuelan constitution as she speaks during a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, June 28, 2017. Ortega, a longtime loyalist, broke with the government over the issue of a constitutional assembly proposed by President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s chief prosecutor asked the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for protection Friday, days after th