Just two days after a contentious referendum concerning a disputed area of Guyana, the President of Venezuela has revealed a map that includes this territory within his nation's borders.

The new legislation also stated that anyone having publicly favored the position of Guyana regarding ... on those who publish or distribute maps of Venezuela that do not show this disputed area ...

The territory in question has been under Guyana’s control for more than a century, and it is Venezuela that has failed to maintain its own obligations to law and peace.