Ousted Caracas mayor flees house arrest, heads to Madrid
Antonio Ledezma, 62, was arrested and jailed in February 2015 after being accused of plotting to overthrow the president (AFP Photo/PEDRO REY)/ Bogota (AFP) - Fugitive Caracas mayor Antonio Ledezma, a key opponent of President Nicolas Maduro, traveled to Madrid on Friday after escaping house arrest in the Venezuelan capital. Ledezma, 62, had hours earlier crossed the border into neighboring Colombia, saying he intended to fly to Europe to organize resistance against Maduro's rule, which has left millions of Venezuelans facing food and ...
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