Spain will not remove Venezuelan opposition figure from its embassy

Leopoldo López sought refuge in diplomatic compound after helping launch abortive coup

Spain has said it will not hand over a leading Venezuelan opposition politician who escaped house arrest to help launch an abortive uprising, then sought refuge at a Spanish diplomatic compound and gave a press conference from its gates.

Leopoldo López claimed to have spoken to mid-ranking military officers in recent weeks, who told him they were privately committed to ousting the embattled president, Nicolás Maduro.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2VHTzXc
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