Original sentence: Although López and other opponents who had been accused of corruption were never tried or convicted, the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Tribunal ruled in August 2008 that the sanction against López and others was constitutional
Edited sentence: Although López and other opponents who had been accused of corruption were never tried or convicted, the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Tribunal – dominated by Chávez appointees –ruled in August 2008 that the sanction against López and others was constitutional