Venezuelan legislature removes lawmaker's immunity amid corruption probe

FILE PHOTO: Minister for University Education, Science and Technology Hugbel Roa talks to the media during a news conference regarding the new cryptocurrency the Petro, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 31, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's ruling party-controlled National Assembly unanimously revoked a legislator's immunity from prosecution on Tuesday, amid a widespread corruption scandal.

Hugbel Roa, a lawmaker and former higher education minister, can now be indicted for "flagrant crimes of corruption," assembly secretary Rosalba Gil said in a televised session.