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Venezuela High Court Releases 4 Government Opponents
Source: Associated Press
Venezuela High Court Releases 4 Government Opponents
CARACAS, Venezuela — Mar 18, 2015, 1:53 PM ET
By FABIOLA SANCHEZ Associated Press
Four Venezuelans arrested during a crackdown on anti-government protests last year have been released from jail following widespread international condemnation and the recent suicide of an imprisoned government opponent.
Of the four released, the most prominent is Christian Holdack, who is standing trial alongside the nation's most-prominent anti-government prisoner, Leopoldo Lopez, on charges they perpetrated violence at a demonstration in February 2013.
The Supreme Court late Tuesday granted Holdack bail in response to his lawyers' plea that he was suffering from depression and was at risk of committing suicide if he remained locked up. In recent days, Holdack was reported to have initiated a hunger strike to draw attention to his plight.
Tuesday night, the 34-year-old walked out of the police station in eastern Caracas where he had been held for the past year. He was greeted by Lopez's wife, Lilian Tintori, and a small group of former cellmates who were released previously.
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CARACAS, Venezuela — Mar 18, 2015, 1:53 PM ET
By FABIOLA SANCHEZ Associated Press
Four Venezuelans arrested during a crackdown on anti-government protests last year have been released from jail following widespread international condemnation and the recent suicide of an imprisoned government opponent.
Of the four released, the most prominent is Christian Holdack, who is standing trial alongside the nation's most-prominent anti-government prisoner, Leopoldo Lopez, on charges they perpetrated violence at a demonstration in February 2013.
The Supreme Court late Tuesday granted Holdack bail in response to his lawyers' plea that he was suffering from depression and was at risk of committing suicide if he remained locked up. In recent days, Holdack was reported to have initiated a hunger strike to draw attention to his plight.
Tuesday night, the 34-year-old walked out of the police station in eastern Caracas where he had been held for the past year. He was greeted by Lopez's wife, Lilian Tintori, and a small group of former cellmates who were released previously.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/venezuela-court-orders-release-prominent-protester-29715063