Venezuelan Opposition Candidate Blocked Despite International Ruling

The Venezuelan Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ) announced on Monday that it will not comply with an Inter-American Court (IACH) ruling that opposition candidate Leopoldo Lopez be allowed to run for president in the 2012 elections.
Venezuelan Opposition Candidate Blocked Despite International Ruling
Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez speaks during the Bureau of Democratic Unity meeting in Caracas, on September 26, 2010. Leo Ramirez/AFP/Getty Images
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/126664097.jpg" alt="Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez speaks during the Bureau of Democratic Unity meeting in Caracas, on September 26, 2010. (Leo Ramirez/AFP/Getty Images)" title="Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez speaks during the Bureau of Democratic Unity meeting in Caracas, on September 26, 2010. (Leo Ramirez/AFP/Getty Images)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-1796261"/></a>
Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez speaks during the Bureau of Democratic Unity meeting in Caracas, on September 26, 2010. (Leo Ramirez/AFP/Getty Images)
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