All political prisoners must be released #FreeLeopoldo pic.twitter.com/xCw60yjDbI — Senator Rubio Press (@SenRubioPress) February 14, 2017

The Hill reported of Lopez that he is “a 45-year-old U.S.-educated economist and opposition leader” who was accused of “inciting violence at anti-government protests in 2014 and is serving a 14-year prison sentence.”

5. — Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 4, 2017

Trump shared a photo of himself with Lopez’ wife, Lilian Tintori, on Twitter on February 15 and wrote, “Venezuela should allow Leopoldo Lopez, a political prisoner & husband of @liliantintori (just met w/ @marcorubio) out of prison immediately.”

U.S. pic.twitter.com/pPsFoZvTAG — John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) February 14, 2017





By Carlos CamachoVenezuela’s Supreme Court dismissed Thursday a writ of appeal by the defense team of Leopoldo Lopez, ratifying a 14-year sentence for "subliminally" inciting the bloody 2014 riots, one day after US President Donald J. Trump asked the political prisoner “be freed immediately” and met with Lopez’s wife Lilian Tintori in the White House.Tintori also met Wednesday with Republican lawmaker Senator Marco Rubio and Vice President Mike Pence. President Donald Trump has called on the Venezuelan government to release political prisoner Leopoldo López, following a meeting with the man's wife and Senator Marco Rubio on Wednesday night.
Venezuela's Supreme Tribunal of Justice upholds the 13-year, 9-month-plus prison term of Popular Will party founder Leopoldo López for inciting violence, via "subliminal messages," at the 2014 anti-government protests where 43 people were killed. Yesterday, United States President Donald Trump met with López's wife, Lilian Tintori, and called on Venezuela to release López immediately.