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Seven Months in Jail and Still No Hearing for Caracas Mayor
http://panampost.com/sabrina-martin/2015/09/24/seven-months-in-jail-and-still-no-hearing-for-caracas-mayor/It’s been seven months since Venezuelan authorities arrested Antonio Ledezma on charges of conspiring against President Nicolás Maduro, and the Caracas mayor has still yet to see a judge.+
Ledezma’s wife, Mitzy Capriles, announced on Tuesday, September 22, that her husband’s preliminary hearing has been pushed back once again, this time until October 21.+
The mayor’s defense attorneys say the government’s case is based on forged evidence and have denounced Ledezma’s inability to defend himself in court against the accusations.+
“This is a completely baseless case,” Omar Estacio, Ledezma’s defense attorney, said in an interview with local media.+