The Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela reported Thursday that a Court in Caracas has rescinded the home detention measure against Leopoldo López “for flagrantly violating it, in addition to violating the measure referring to the condition relative to political pronouncements by conventional and unconventional, national means and international, demonstrating with it the non-subjection to the measures “.
Leopoldo López, sentenced to almost 14 years in prison in 2015 and who had been serving house arrest since 2017, appeared on Tuesday with Juan Guaidó, who led a civic-military uprising in Venezuela.
Lopez told CNN en Español that he left the home prison after receiving Guaidó’s pardon, but also that he was released by a “military movement” that joined Guaidó.
Lopez is currently in the residence of the Spanish ambassador in Caracas, confirmed the Secretary of State for Communication of Spain in a message to media this May 1.
Lopez is accompanied by his wife, Lilian Tintori, and his daughter, the message indicated.
“In view of the above, the court in its decision issued arrest warrant directed to the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin) against the citizen Leopoldo López. The Fifth Court of Execution orders that the aforementioned citizen continue to serve his sentence of 13 years in prison -of which he has served five years, two months and twelve days- in the National Military Processing Center of Ramo Verde (Cenapromil), “he said. the communiqué of the Supreme Court of Justice.
On Tuesday afternoon, Chilean Foreign Minister Roberto Ampuero tweeted that Lilian Tintori, Lopez’s wife, and daughter “entered as guests to our diplomatic mission in Caracas” and that the Venezuelan opposition leader was also with them.
Later, in another tweet, Ampuero said that, considering that the Chilean embassy “already had guests,” Lopez and Tintori had moved to the Spanish embassy in Caracas.
López and his wife have Spanish ancestry.
The entry of Leopoldo López and his family to the Spanish embassy was not confirmed by the European country until Wednesday.
With information from CNN.
