Venezuela judge orders opposition leader to stand trial

[JURIST] The 16th Control Judge of Caracas, Adriana Lopez, on Thursday ordered Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez [BBC profile] to remain in jail until trial on charges of instigating violence, damaging property and arson committed during a political rally on February 12. Lopez is the leader of the Popular Will party, which has garnered widespread supported from the student population in the country and strongly opposes the current government under Nicolas Maduro [BBC profile] and the United Socialist Party. Lopez...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/06/venezuela-judge-orders-opposition-leader-to-stand-trial.php

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