López, the leader of the Voluntad Popular party, had an arrest warrant that was issued against him by a court in Caracas for allegedly being responsible for crimes related to the protests taking place in Venezuela. 
López, kiongozi wa chama cha Voluntad Popular, alitakiwa kujisalimisha kwa agizo la mahakama jijini Caracas kwa kutuhumiwa kuhusika na makosa ya jinai yanayohusiana na maandamano yanayoendelea nchini Venezuela.