Jailed Venezuelan opposition leader goes on trial [View all]

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Source: AP

A top leader of the anti-government protests that wracked Venezuela for months this spring is getting his day in court.

A defense lawyer, Juan Carlos Gutierrez, told The Associated Press after the hearing adjourned in the evening that Lopez defended the calling of demonstrations against President Nicolas Maduro's socialist government.

Lopez testified that his call to protest "was framed in the constitution that guarantees peaceful and non-violent protest," the attorney said.

Judge Susana Barreiros, who is presiding over the trial, said the next session would be held Aug. 6.

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