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By Daniel Wallis and Eyanir Chinea CARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan opposition leader wanted by police over deadly street protests said on Sunday he would hand himself in next week after his supporters march in Caracas. Authorities accuse Leopoldo Lopez of murder and terrorism in connection with violence around four days of sporadic anti-government demonstrations that have left three people dead and both sides blaming each other for the bloodshed. "If there is any illegal decision to jail me, then I will accept that decision and that infamous persecution by the state." The protesters, mostly in better-off eastern Caracas, have vowed to stay in the streets until they force President Nicolas Maduro from power, although there is no sign of that happening. "Venezuela doesn't take orders from anyone!" Maduro said.More...