Venezuela.. 80 political prisoners released under the amnesty law
Released VenezuelaSaturday released eighty political prisoners as part of an amnesty that included 379 people, according to what Parliament Speaker Jorge Rodriguez announced.
Rodriguez said in a statement to Agence France-Presse. "Today 80 releases took place" On behalf of prisoners in Caracas, by judicial decisions following the adoption of the amnesty law.
The Venezuelan judiciary had pardoned 379 political prisoners, according to what Representative Jorge Arreaza reported in a television interview, stressing that these political prisoners "They will be released and pardoned between evening and morning"
Arrest of Nicolas Maduro
Arreaza was the one who submitted the amnesty bill that Parliament approved two days ago, and which the transitional government promised, following the arrest of US Special Forces President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on January 3.
He added that "The Public Prosecution submitted requests for pardon to the courts"A number of experts believed that this amnesty may exclude hundreds of prisoners, such as police and army members who were imprisoned for activities previously described as "Terrorist".
But Arriaza explained that "The military judiciary will also work on its own cases and will grant pardons when necessary"The amnesty does not include all those who entered prison for political reasons between the years 1999 and 2026, that is, under the rule of Hugo Chavez (1999-2013) and then Maduro, as the law talks about 13 specific stages in which political unrest, crises, or protests occurred.
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