Venezuela opposition demands drug test for Chavez
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:20 pm
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Venezuela opposition demands drug test for Chavez
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition is demanding leftist President Hugo Chavez take a drug test after he said he chews coca leaves to keep up his energy.
The anti-U.S. leader has repeatedly defended the use of coca leaves despite accusations by the United States that he is turning Venezuela into a "haven" for drugs from Colombia.
"We are going to ask that the President of the Republic take a toxicological exam, as would any baseball or football player," said opposition politician Antonio Ledezma, of the small party Brave People's Alliance