Venezuela to Jail San Cristobal Opposition Mayor, Court Says
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Venezuela’s Supreme Court sentenced the opposition party mayor of the city that spawned nationwide protests to a year in jail, state news agency AVN reported.
Daniel Ceballos, mayor of Tachira state capital San Cristobal near the Colombian border, was stripped of his post after the court yesterday said he encouraged violent protests and failed to remove barricades set up in the city, AVN said.