Venezuela frees opposition activist with US citizenship

Venezuela has freed an opposition activist with dual U.S. citizenship after keeping him jailed for four months. Francisco Marquez immediately left the country under the terms of his release on Tuesday. He was arrested in June while taking part in a nationwide recall campaign against President Nicolas Maduro. Prosecutors said Marquez had nearly $3,000 in local currency and was trying to foment violence. His backers say the allegation is false and meant to intimidate government opponents. Marquez was arrested along with a fellow activist from the Popular Will opposition party. The other activist, who has dual Spanish citizenship, was released in September and went into exile in Spain. More…