Venezuela's opposition staged small protests in the
country's main cities on Saturday to decry the near 14-year jail sentence
handed to politician Leopoldo Lopez and galvanize support for the December
parliamentary elections they are forecast to win. Hardline opposition leader
Lopez was convicted on Sept. 10 of inciting 2014 anti-government protests that
led to violence and killed 43 people. Opposition activists rallied in Chacao,
an affluent Caracas district where Lopez was once mayor, to denounce what they
consider a sham trial and a sentence protestor Beatriz Plana called
"wicked." More… 
Monday, September 21, 2015
Venezuela's opposition protests 'wicked' Lopez sentence
Venezuela's opposition staged small protests in the
country's main cities on Saturday to decry the near 14-year jail sentence
handed to politician Leopoldo Lopez and galvanize support for the December
parliamentary elections they are forecast to win. Hardline opposition leader
Lopez was convicted on Sept. 10 of inciting 2014 anti-government protests that
led to violence and killed 43 people. Opposition activists rallied in Chacao,
an affluent Caracas district where Lopez was once mayor, to denounce what they
consider a sham trial and a sentence protestor Beatriz Plana called
"wicked." More… 
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment