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Venezuela court rejects release of opposition leader
Source: AFP
A court in Venezuela said Friday it had rejected an appeal for the release of jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, who stands accused by the government of inciting deadly protests.
The court of appeals said the complaint filed by Lopez's lawyers was "without merit."
Lopez, leader of the Popular Will party, was arrested in the midst of an anti-government protest on February 18.
"Today once again an injustice was committed," Lopez's wife Lilian Tintori said outside the court.
Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/venezuela-court-rejects-release-opposition-leader-184521764.html