Venezuela opposition leader Lopez released to house arrest
9 years ago(FILES) This file photo taken on February 18, 2014 shows Leopoldo Lopez (R), an ardent opponent of Venezuela's socialist government facing an arrest warrant, being escorted by the National Guard after turning himself in, during a demonstration in Caracas on February 18, 2014. Lopez, held for three and a half years at a military prison for allegedly "inciting violence," was released from prison early on July 8, 2017 and placed under house arrest amid intensifying pressure on the embattled leftist government of Nicolas Maduro. / AFP PHOTO / Juan BARRETO
Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez was released from prison early Saturday and placed under house arrest amid intensifying pressure on the embattled leftist government of Nicolas Maduro.
