Venezuela anti-govt protest leader goes on trial for inciting violence

Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez has gone on trial on charges of inciting violence during anti-government protests that ultimately left 43 people dead.  

Lopez, who says the charges are politically motivated, was transferred before dawn on Wednesday from his military prison on the outskirts of Caracas to a court in the centre of the capital to stand trial alongside four students. 

Lopez was one of the main leaders of protests against President Nicolas Maduro's government that erupted in February and raged for four months. 

He publicly handed himself in to the authorities in February during a protest that turned violent and ended with three deaths.

ALJAZEERA