Venezuela blocks Latam ex-presidents from seeing detained leaders


  • World
  • Saturday, 30 May 2015

Colombia's former president Andres Pastrana (2nd R) speaks next to Bolivia's former president Jorge Quiroga (R), Lilian Tintori (L), wife of jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, and Mitzy de Ledezma, wife of arrested Caracas metropolitan mayor Antonio Ledezma, during a news conference in Caracas May 28, 2015. REUTERS/Marco Bello

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela blocked two former Latin American presidents on Friday from visiting opposition leaders jailed a year ago for their roles in deadly protests against the government of socialist President Nicolas Maduro.

Andres Pastrana of Colombia and Jorge Quiroga of Bolivia, both political conservatives, were not allowed to meet opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez and former mayor Daniel Ceballos.

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