One of Trump’s demands: Venezuelans are waiting for the release of political prisoners

Venezuelans wait for the authorities to release more political prisoners in Venezuela, which is one of the demands of US President Donald Trump, who announced on Friday that he had canceled a second attack he intended to carry out on Venezuela, after Caracas released a large number of political prisoners.
Venezuela announced that it would release a large number of prisoners, but only about 20 people who were detained for political reasons were released, according to their relatives and human rights activists.
The Venezuelan government presents this measure as a gesture of coexistence. Peaceful, while the United States considers it a result of its intervention, after it carried out raids on the country and sent special forces to arrest Maduro on January 3.
A week after the arrest of the Venezuelan president, Maduro’s son quoted him in a video published by the ruling party as saying: "We are fine, we are fighters"
Maduro and his wife, Celia Flores, have been detained in a federal prison in Brooklyn since they appeared before a US court on Monday, where they pleaded not guilty to the charges against them, including drug trafficking, awaiting the next hearing on March 17.

Sit-in by relatives of detainees

Relatives of detainees are protesting day and night in front of prisons such as "L. helicoides" Which is run by intelligence services, or "El Rodeo 1" In eastern Caracas, where AFP reporters saw relatives of prisoners lighting candles and carrying signs with the names of their loved ones.
Families stayed "Rotation system" To ensure the permanent presence of at least one individual.
After the authorities began releasing opponents, organizations concerned with defending human rights denounced the death of policeman Edison José Torres Fernandez (52 years old) on Saturday, after he was arrested in December on charges of high treason.

Fernandez, who served more than 20 years in the police and worked in the Venezuelan state of Butuguesa, was arrested on charges of publishing messages criticizing the regime and the state’s ruler, according to organizations carrying Name "Families Committee for the Liberation of Political Prisoners"

18 political prisoners die

According to human rights organizations, about 18 political prisoners have died in detention centers since 2014.
The opposition and non-governmental organizations have confirmed the release of 21 prisoners so far, out of 800 to 1,200 prisoners.
Protests against the announcement of Maduro’s victory in the 2024 presidential elections led to the arrest of 2,400 people, and more than 2,000 of them were released, according to official figures.

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