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LATIN Americans celebrated the impending freedom of Oscar Lopez on Tuesday after it was announced that the Puerto Rican independence leader, who has served more than three decades behind bars, is to be released this year.
Mr Lopez is set to walk free from a US jail on May 17 after outgoing US President Barack Obama commuted his 55-year sentence to the 36 years he has already served.
Puerto Ricans celebrated in the streets of the Spanishspeaking US island territory.
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