Several Venezuelan NGOs and the Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners reported this Saturday that the releases of dozens of people considered “political prisoners” continue in various penitentiary centers. These are citizens who were detained after protests against the result of the presidential elections of July 28, in which the National Electoral Council (CNE) proclaimed the current president, Nicolás Maduro, as the winner.
“Today, these innocent people are under the embrace of their mothers and relatives who fought bravely without giving up, so that they could be freed. They should never have been imprisoned and they should all leave freely,” said former governor Henrique Capriles in voice of those who remain behind bars, going through the most difficult moments of their lives.”
The former president of the CNE Andrés Caleca has shared his joy for those released and their families, while indicating that he feels “great indignation” for those who are still in prison. “No thanks, no forgiveness. By imprisoning them, they violated constitutional rights, due process, human rights and various laws of the republic,” he stated in X.
The president of the NGO Foro Penal, Alfredo Romero, has published on Instagram that in the penitentiary center of the state of Aragua (north), known as Tocorón, 50 young adults have been released, with precautionary measures. “We must remember that in Tocorón there are more than 900 political prisoners due to the post-electoral situation,” he added.
For its part, the Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners has indicated in from the San Francisco de Yare prison, in the state of Miranda (north), this Saturday morning.
In addition, the NGO Fundehullan has shared a photograph of Luis Alarcón, a 22-year-old young man who suffers from diabetes and who was one of those released from the Tocorón prison.
The Venezuelan Prison Observatory (OVP) has also confirmed in
On Friday, the Attorney General of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, announced that his office asked the courts to review 225 cases of the total number of detainees after the presidential elections on July 28, a figure that, according to the Venezuelan Executive, amounts to 2,400 people.
Saab explained in a statement broadcast by the state channel Venezolana de Televisión (VTV) that this decision was made “after exhaustive investigations based on new evidence and elements of evidence” and in coordination with the courts.
Several NGOs and opposition parties have identified nearly 1,850 people arrested after the presidential elections, in protests against Maduro’s re-election or in police operations, among them 69 minors, as well as dozens of women and soldiers, almost all accused of crimes such as terrorism and conspiracy.
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