Venezuela opposition leader moved to house arrest after three years in prison

[Marksman_91]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/08/venezuela-leopoldo-lopez-house-arrest

The Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López was transferred to house arrest Saturday after spending more than three years in a military prison.

The supreme court said in a statement that it had granted López the “humanitarian measures” for health reasons and “serious signs of irregularities” in the handling of the case that it did not specify.

Outside López’s house in the capital, Caracas, a few dozen supporters arrived carrying Venezuelan flags to celebrate along with journalists looking for information about whether the transfer may have been part of a larger deal between the opposition and President Nicolás Maduro’s government.

The opposition has been demanding the release of dozens of activists it considers political prisoners, the most prominent being López, in order to initiate talks aimed at resolving a political crisis that has left more than 90 people dead and hundreds injured.

“We spoke for like 40 minutes. He’s hugging his children, he’s with his wife ... I’m sure they are celebrating,” López’s father, who shares his son’s name, said from exile in Spain. He said in recent days López had been isolated in his prison cell without food and attributed his son’s transfer to the considerable international pressure on Maduro’s government.

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A step in the right direction, but there's still lots of political prisoners (hundreds even) that need to be released. And LL himself should be given FULL freedom, not just partial. At least it shows that the protests and the mounting international pressure on the Maduro regime is working. Not much longer now until we're rid of the PSUV thugs and restore democracy to Venezuela.

[GatoGordo]

1. The Chavistas are furious!

...but fear not! Chavista "strongman" Diosdado Cabello (pictured below) says it is now upon the fascists to "protect" Lopez from whatever harm might befall upon him... as Diosdado cannot say that Lopez' safety is assured any longer. Which is convenient, because a protester for democracy cannot get within 5 blocks of a Chavista occupied government building, but any colectivo can march into Venezuelas legislative home and assault any legislator with impunity. After all, it was Cabello and Tareck El Aissami who invited them to "commune" with the AN and tell them of their displeasure.



From his hit show in Venezuela, "Hitting with the Sledgehammer!" (Con el Mazo Dando)