SOCIALIST MPs in Miranda state’s parliament have called for Governor Henrique Capriles — leader of the country’s right-wing MUD opposition — to be investigated for inciting violence.

The United Socialist Party (PSUV) MPs, who control the Miranda legislative council, urged Prosecutor-General Luisa Ortega on Monday to open an investigation into Mr Capriles.

Miranda includes the the wealthy Chacao suburb of the capital Caracas, scene of frequent rioting during the 2014 Guarimba wave of regime-change violence that left 43 dead.

Opposition mobs attacked police officers during protests to demand a recall referendum against PSUV President Nicolas Maduro, at which Justice First party leader Mr Capriles called on the armed forces to stage a coup.

Venezuela’s Interior Ministry placed the Chacao police department under “technical intervention” after two officers were arrested for and others implicated in the assassination of former National Militia commander Major General Felix Velasquez.

The Miranda MPs’ decision followed similar demands by a citizens’ assembly gathered in Bolivar Square of the state capital Los Teques.

Council president Aurora Morales said Mr Capriles had, either as ideological leader or through neglect of his duties and responsibilities, promoted violations of national law, the constitution and international human rights conventions.

Meanwhile Mr Capriles was meeting key regional ally President Mauricio Macri of Argentina on his tour to drum up support for foreign intervention in Venezuela.

Following the brief closed-door meeting Mr Capriles flew to Brazil for talks with fellow putschist and acting-president Michel Temer, whose interim government is mired in corruption and who is banned from standing for public office for eight years for breaking election law.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Mr Capriles rejected Mr Maduro’s insistence that no recall referendum could take place before next year — at which time Vice-President Aristobulo Isturiz would automatically assume office in the event of a Yes vote.

The Supreme Tribunal of Justice ruled on Monday that recent legislation passed by the MUD-dominated National Assembly addressing the “national health crisis” was unconstitutional as it encroached on the powers of the executive government.