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6. This is nothing more than a show trial, which dictators are well known for,

Thu Jul 24, 2014, 12:27 PM

Jul 2014

I'll bet the verdict is already agreed upon and that he'll be sentenced to prison.

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Jailed Venezuelan opposition leader goes on trial [View all] Zorro Jul 2014 OP

Has to be a lie MyNameGoesHere Jul 2014 #1

Huh? Dictators love show trials Recursion Jul 2014 #2

You mean the ones where they follow their constitution MyNameGoesHere Jul 2014 #5

Yes, after they've decided he is guilty geek tragedy Jul 2014 #7

Maduro already said that Lopez is going to pay and has to pay n/t Bacchus4.0 Jul 2014 #8

Dictators love show trials hack89 Jul 2014 #3

So, does sentencing happen before or after geek tragedy Jul 2014 #4

Venezuela Analysis gets money from Maduro. Archae Jul 2014 #10

No, that's not true. Here's the wikipedia entry: Zorra Jul 2014 #13

They admitted to it in 2007. Archae Jul 2014 #14

How about this part? EX500rider Jul 2014 #16

Gosh he sounds like the devil! lol EX500rider Jul 2014 #11

Maduro is learning from Putin. geek tragedy Jul 2014 #12