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Venezuela ex-prosecutor speaks out on Lopez 'sham trial'
Source: BBC
Venezuela ex-prosecutor speaks out on Lopez 'sham trial'
28 October 2015 Latin America & Caribbean
A former Venezuelan prosecutor has accused the government of jailing an opposition leader "because they feared his leadership".
Franklin Nieves, who prosecuted Leopoldo Lopez, was speaking on CNN in Miami after leaving Venezuela.
He said that Mr Lopez was innocent and the evidence against him was false.
Mr Lopez, who led anti-government protests last year, was sentenced in September to almost 14 years in jail for inciting violence.
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28 October 2015 Latin America & Caribbean
A former Venezuelan prosecutor has accused the government of jailing an opposition leader "because they feared his leadership".
Franklin Nieves, who prosecuted Leopoldo Lopez, was speaking on CNN in Miami after leaving Venezuela.
He said that Mr Lopez was innocent and the evidence against him was false.
Mr Lopez, who led anti-government protests last year, was sentenced in September to almost 14 years in jail for inciting violence.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-34656748
