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Leopoldo Lopez placed in home confinement for health reasons
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Lopez imprisoned for allegedly inciting violence in protests
Lopez has left the Ramo Verde facility where he had been serving a 14-year sentence for allegedly inciting violence in a series of 2014 protests against the government of Nicolas Maduro, the court said on its Twitter feed, confirming earlier reports in Spanish newspapers. The release was a response to health issues, it said.

Leopoldo López inside his cell at the military prison of Ramo Verde.
Photographer: Popular Will Party/© Popular Will Party/Xinhua Press/Corbis
Tapping into popular unrest, Lopez ignited a wave of country-wide protests, known as “The Exit,” aimed at pressuring Maduro to resign. While it began as a peaceful protest, demonstrations dragged on for months after Lopez’s arrest, claiming dozens of lives and sparking a government crackdown. Political opponents and moderates within the opposition called the movement reckless and blamed Lopez, who denies wrongoing.