The release of 80 political prisoners in Venezuela under American pressure
Authorities released Venezuela on Sunday released at least 80 political prisoners, as part of a slow release process under pressure The United States, according to what an organization reported "Foro pinal" Non-governmental organizations.
The organization’s director, Alfredo Romero, said on the X platform: "Today at least 80 political prisoners were released across the country, we are checking the cases and more releases are likely to take place"
Lawyer Gonzalo Himiope, who belongs to the same organization, explained that the release occurred at night, adding on the X platform: "This number is not yet final, and may increase as we conduct further verification"
626 political detainees were released.
Since the government took over Delcy Rodriguez The ruling following the arrest of Nicolas Maduro in a US military operation on January 3rd, which promised to release a large number of political prisoners.
The Venezuelan government confirms that it has released 626 political detainees since December, but this official tally does not correspond to the reports of non-governmental organizations, as they counted "Foro pinal" About half of this number during the same period.
The aforementioned opposition and human rights organizations denounce the slowness of the process, and families of detainees wait in front of prisons, sleeping in the open air in the hope of seeing them regain their freedom.
Since taking office on January 5, Delcy Rodriguez has promised, under American pressure, to release political detainees, in addition to signing oil agreements with the United States and initiating legislative reform that specifically addresses the related law. With fuel.
A call for understandings with the opposition
And on Saturday, the acting president called for reaching understandings with the opposition with the aim of establishing peace in the country.
In 2024, about 2,400 people were arrested and 28 others were killed in repression operations that included unrest that broke out, following the doubtful victory of Maduro in the presidential elections, the latter who succeeded Hugo Chavez in 2013 and ensured the continuation of Bolivarian power.
And it still continues. The opposition insists on the victory of its candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia in the 2024 elections, and accuses the authority of falsifying the results.
The National Electoral Council, which was accused of favoring the authority, did not issue any detailed results of the electoral process, attributing this to being subjected to an information attack.
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