In response to a complaint filed by a pro bono team from Covington & Burling and the Clooney Foundation for Justice, an Argentine prosecutor has ordered a criminal probe in a case against Venezuelan security forces related to the 2014 deaths of civilians who participated in protests against the regime of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

The complaint, filed last month, called on Argentine courts to exercise universal jurisdiction over the crimes. The Argentine prosecutor ordered the probe last week.