Venezuela to Keep Opposition Leader Jailed Amid Protests
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Venezuela is bringing criminal charges against opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez for organizing protests that have left at least five dead as violence escalated across the country amid anti-government marches.
A judge ruled there’s enough evidence to keep Lopez, who surrendered to police Feb. 18 amid a crowd of cheering supporters, in jail for as long as 45 days after President Nicolas Maduro accused him of fomenting violence, his lawyer Bernardo Pulido said on Twitter. The arraignment took place behind closed doors at a military prison outside Caracas after midnight, Pulido said.