López is found guilty in a closed-door trial,decried as politically motivated, of inciting violence in his role as the leader of a 2014 protest movementVenezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López has been sentenced to nearly 14 years in prison, and further heightening tensions in the country’s already polarised political landscape.
Convicted of inciting violence in his role as the leader of a 2014 street protest movement,López was reported to be peaceful as judge Susana Barreiros read the sentence of 13 years, 9 months and seven days in prison.
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Source: theguardian.com