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委内瑞拉反对派领导洛佩斯受到审判 The trial of one of Venezuelas main opposition leaders, Leopoldo Lopez, has begun in the capital, Caracas. 委内瑞拉对主要反对派一位领导人莱奥波尔多·洛佩斯的审判在首都加拉加斯展开。 Lilian Tintori holds a poster of her her husband, who has been in custody for five months ? He is accused of inciting violence during anti-government demonstrations.? ? Mr Lopez has been in custody since 18 February, when he handed himself in to the authorities. He denies all the charges. ? Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Venezuela earlier this year in months of protests against rising inflation and crime. ? Mr Lopez, 43, has accused the government of President Nicolas Maduro of jailing Venezuelans for seeking democratic change.? ? Other opposition activists detained during the protests have also appeared in court in Caracas.. ? There is heavy police presence and road blocks near the Justice Palace.? ? But hundreds of supporters, including Mr Lopezs wife, Lilian Tintori, and parents, have gathered outside the court to call for his release. ? Failed socialist policies ? The street protests began in late January, in the western states of Tachira and Merida.? ? Opposition leaders seized the moment and called for a big anti-government march in Caracas a few weeks later, on 12 February. ? Mr Lopez was among the most active leaders. He founded a movement to advocate a change of government using the hashtag #lasalida, which in Spanish means both the exit and the solution. ? The government urged its supporters to take to the streets in the same day, in a rival march. Three people died in incidents at the end of the marches. ? The authorities accused Mr Lopez of inciting violence and encouraging demonstrators to vandalise government buildings. ? He went into hiding after being charged, but announced he was going to hand himself in during an opposition demonstration through the streets of Caracas on 18 February. ? Mr Lopez has been in jail ever since. He has been an outspoken critic of Mr Madu