WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday signed legislation to impose sanctions on Venezuelan government officials found to have violated protesters' rights during demonstrations earlier this year.
Congress had approved the measure last week and sent it to him for his signature.
The measure would deny visas and freeze assets of officials involved in what the law considers a crackdown on political opponents during three months of street protests in Venezuela over crime and the economy that left 43 dead.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had railed against the measure's "insolent imperialist sanctions" after it was passed by the Senate. The government of OPEC member Venezuela has accused the opposition of plotting with Washington to topple Maduro.
(Reporting By Steve Holland; Editing by Grant McCool)
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