A former Spanish prime minister hopes to
travel to Venezuela this weekend to help lawyers defending imprisoned
opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez. Felipe Gonzalez will travel to Colombia on
Thursday and will decide after arriving in Bogota whether to visit Venezuela,
according to Gonzalez's spokesman, Joaquin Tagar. Gonzalez was widely
criticized by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after announcing he would
advise Lopez and his supporters. Tagar said Wednesday that Gonzalez needs to
assess Venezuelan reaction to his planned trip before deciding whether to fly
to Caracas. Venezuela's Foreign Ministry has said that Gonzalez isn't
"welcome" in the South American country. More…
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