Monday, July 7, 2025
Village Voice News
ADVERTISEMENT
  • Home
  • News
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Letters
  • Global
  • Columns
    • Eye On Guyana
    • Hindsight
    • Lincoln Lewis Speaks
    • Future Notes
    • Blackout
    • From The Desk of Roysdale Forde SC
    • Diplomatic Speak
    • Mark’s Take
    • In the village
    • Mind Your Business
    • Bad & Bold
    • The Voice of Labour
    • The Herbal Section
    • Politics 101 with Dr. David Hinds
    • Talking Dollars & Making Sense
    • Book Review 
  • Education & Technology
  • E-Paper
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Letters
  • Global
  • Columns
    • Eye On Guyana
    • Hindsight
    • Lincoln Lewis Speaks
    • Future Notes
    • Blackout
    • From The Desk of Roysdale Forde SC
    • Diplomatic Speak
    • Mark’s Take
    • In the village
    • Mind Your Business
    • Bad & Bold
    • The Voice of Labour
    • The Herbal Section
    • Politics 101 with Dr. David Hinds
    • Talking Dollars & Making Sense
    • Book Review 
  • Education & Technology
  • E-Paper
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Village Voice News
No Result
View All Result
Home Global

Venezuela opposition figure Leopoldo López leaves Spanish embassy

Staff Reporter by Staff Reporter
October 25, 2020
in Global
Leopoldo López, a Harvard-educated former mayor, was arrested in 2014 and charged with inciting violent protests (Reuters)

Leopoldo López, a Harvard-educated former mayor, was arrested in 2014 and charged with inciting violent protests (Reuters)

0
SHARES
0
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Leopoldo López, a Harvard-educated former mayor, was arrested in 2014 and charged with inciting violent protests (Reuters)

Leading Venezuelan opposition figure Leopoldo López has left Spain’s embassy in Caracas after seeking refuge there in April 2019 and secretly fled the country, his family says.

His father said Mr López had gone to Colombia and was now heading for Spain.

READ ALSO

Chinese premier urges BRICS to lead global governance reform

China responds to Trump’s extra 10% tariffs threat on BRICS countries

Mr López took shelter in the embassy after appearing with opposition leader Juan Guaidó and calling for a rebellion to oust President Nicolás Maduro.

He was arrested in 2014 accused of inciting violent political protests.

Mr López, who has repeatedly denied the charges, received a 14-year jail sentence in a military prison.

But in 2017, Mr López – a Harvard-educated former mayor who has been prevented by the government from standing for public office – was moved to house arrest.

He had been under house arrest when he was released last year by security agents backing the opposition.

A Venezuelan court then issued an arrest warrant for Mr López, stating that he had violated the terms of his house arrest. It said Mr López should serve the remainder of his 14-year sentence in prison.

He sought refuge at the residence of the Spanish ambassador in the Venezuelan capital.

On Saturday his father, also called Leopoldo López, said his son had left the embassy “about two days ago” and on Friday crossed the border into Colombia. He added that his son was making his way to the Spanish capital Madrid to be reunited with his wife and three children.

The Maduro government has not commented.

Venezuela has been engulfed in a years-long political and economic crisis.

Last month, hundreds of protests erupted across the country amid mounting anger over frequent power cuts and shortages of fuel and drinking water.

Residents accuse the Venezuelan government of neglecting states in the country’s interior – they say it diverts supplies to Caracas, where the government is based. (BBC News)

ShareTweetSendShareSend

Related Posts

Leaders attending the plenary session on "Peace and Security and Reform of Global Governance" at the 17th BRICS Summit pose for a group photo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 6, 2025. /Xinhua
Global

Chinese premier urges BRICS to lead global governance reform

by Admin
July 7, 2025

Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Sunday that BRICS countries should strive to become the vanguard in advancing the reform...

Read moreDetails
Spokesperson Mao Ning
Global

China responds to Trump’s extra 10% tariffs threat on BRICS countries

by Admin
July 7, 2025

CGTN - The BRICS mechanism is not targeted at any country, and there are no winners in tariff wars, a...

Read moreDetails
Newly elected Pope Leone XIV appears at the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. Andrew Medichini/AP
Global

Pope Leo takes first action to address abuse by Catholic clergy

by Admin
July 6, 2025

VATICAN CITY- (Reuters) - Pope Leo on Saturday appointed a French archbishop as the new leader of the Vatican's commission on...

Read moreDetails
Next Post
President Donald Trump waves after voting in the 2020 presidential election at the Palm Beach County Library in West Palm Beach, Florida [Tom Brenner/Reuters]

Trump casts vote ahead of campaign blitz in battleground states


EDITOR'S PICK

Sebastian.
Credit: GoFundMe

Boy, 12, Dies After Trying Dangerous Social Media Challenge: ‘One Brief Moment Changed Everything’

July 1, 2025
moneycontrol photo

Indian, European firms evaluating bids for oil blocks in Govt effort to counter Exxon

January 18, 2023
Google photo

Biometrics: Best Chance at Contributing to Credible, Peaceful Elections When Political Candidates Value Legitimacy

March 18, 2025
Denise Vieira

Mahdia businesswoman killed by partner

October 14, 2021

© 2024 Village Voice

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Letters
  • Global
  • Columns
    • Eye On Guyana
    • Hindsight
    • Lincoln Lewis Speaks
    • Future Notes
    • Blackout
    • From The Desk of Roysdale Forde SC
    • Diplomatic Speak
    • Mark’s Take
    • In the village
    • Mind Your Business
    • Bad & Bold
    • The Voice of Labour
    • The Herbal Section
    • Politics 101 with Dr. David Hinds
    • Talking Dollars & Making Sense
    • Book Review 
  • Education & Technology
  • E-Paper
  • Contact Us

© 2024 Village Voice