 López was then allowed to spend moments with his family before he was sent back to his isolation cell in Ramo Verde.López's supporters then moved to another part of the city to demonstrate while the banging of pots by other Venezuelans could be heard from their homes.On 23 October 2015, Franklin Nieves, a prosecutor in López's trial who fled to the United States, stated that the trial was a "farce" and that he was pressured by high officials in the Venezuelan government.