Caracas. Intense controversy has erupted over an amnesty bill introduced in Venezuela aimed at political dissidents arrested during the 27-year socialist rule. The country's largest opposition coalition has alleged that the proposed legislation contains serious flaws and omissions.The opposition coalition claims that the new draft of the amnesty law, made public on Friday, is shorter and much more general compared to the version released the previous day. A statement issued by the opposition coalition noted that the bill fails to cover a large number of political prisoners in the civilian and military sectors, lacks any clear mechanism for providing compensation...