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Spain will not remove Venezuelan opposition figure Leopoldo Lopez from its embassy
Source: The Guardian
Spain will not remove Venezuelan opposition figure from its embassy
Leopoldo López sought refuge in diplomatic compound after helping launch abortive coup
Emma Graham-Harrison
Fri 3 May 2019 18.26 BST Last modified on Fri 3 May 2019 21.15 BST
Spain has said it will not hand over a leading Venezuelan opposition politician who escaped house arrest to help launch an abortive uprising, then sought refuge at a Spanish diplomatic compound and gave a press conference from its gates.
Leopoldo López claimed to have spoken to mid-ranking military officers in recent weeks, who told him they were privately committed to ousting the embattled president, Nicolás Maduro.
He also said on Friday that a military intervention in Venezuela would be “constitutional”, and he considered it an option for the opposition.
His comments, in an interview with the Spanish news agency EFE, came before the opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, announced a new wave of protests for Saturday. “We will continue in the streets” he said, calling for demonstrators to gather “in peace” at all the main military units across the country.
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Leopoldo López sought refuge in diplomatic compound after helping launch abortive coup
Emma Graham-Harrison
Fri 3 May 2019 18.26 BST Last modified on Fri 3 May 2019 21.15 BST
Spain has said it will not hand over a leading Venezuelan opposition politician who escaped house arrest to help launch an abortive uprising, then sought refuge at a Spanish diplomatic compound and gave a press conference from its gates.
Leopoldo López claimed to have spoken to mid-ranking military officers in recent weeks, who told him they were privately committed to ousting the embattled president, Nicolás Maduro.
He also said on Friday that a military intervention in Venezuela would be “constitutional”, and he considered it an option for the opposition.
His comments, in an interview with the Spanish news agency EFE, came before the opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, announced a new wave of protests for Saturday. “We will continue in the streets” he said, calling for demonstrators to gather “in peace” at all the main military units across the country.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/03/spain-leopoldo-lopez-venezuela-opposition-politician-diplomatic-compound
