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