Venezuela has blocked two ex-presidents from visiting opposition
leaders jailed on charges of inciting violence against the government. Andres
Pastrana of Colombia and Jorge Quiroga of Bolivia were not allowed to visit
opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez and former mayor, Daniel Ceballos. Both
prisoners started a hunger strike around a week ago. State officials said the
ex-presidents were part of an hostile campaign against the country. President
Nicolas Maduro has said Venezuela's judiciary is independent and those in jail
are criminals. However, their supporters and rights groups say the two men's
imprisonment is politically motivated and accused Mr Maduro of cracking down on
his opponents. Mr Lopez is being held in the Ramo Verde military prison outside
Caracas, while Mr Ceballos is in a civilian prison in the central state of
Guarico. More…
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