Henrique Capriles stressed that peace and happiness in Venezuela is not imposed through decrees but must be built together
The former governor of Miranda Henrique Capriles urged Nicolás Maduro’s administration on Sunday, October 6, to immediately stop the torture being carried out against the 67 teenagers detained in the post-election protests, emphasizing that there are several who expressed wanting to take their own lives.
Through his social networksCapriles regretted that another week had passed with families separated as a result of “unjust” detentions and surrounded by a situation of uncertainty; accusing President Nicolás Maduro of “imposing himself at the mercy of the pain of a people he has never loved.”
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He also stressed that the peace, stability and happiness of the country should not be imposed through decrees, but rather it should be built.; this in reference to the beginning of Christmas announced by Maduro for October 1
One more Sunday in which the families of those who are UNJUSTLY detained cannot meet, one more Sunday in which uncertainty only aggravates the pain. In particular, do not forget the 67 young people who today are tortured to the point of in some cases wanting to take their own lives. THIS… pic.twitter.com/3xiQfs1owJ
— Henrique Capriles R. (@hcapriles) October 6, 2024
He recalled that in the country there are 1,909 Venezuelans detained for political reasons, of which 1,669 are men, being the largest number of political prisoners known in the country during the 21st century.
The government of Nicolás Maduro increased the number of political prisoners sixfold after the presidential election on July 28. Before the electoral event, according to the newspaper El Paíswith figures from the NGO Foro Penal, the number of prisoners for political reasons was 301 people detained. Two months after the presidential election there are 1,905 political prisoners.
The number of political prisoners in Venezuela in the post-electoral context exceeds the figures for Cuba, where there are about 1,100 political prisoners, and Nicaragua, with about 50 prisoners of conscience. “It represents the highest in 25 years of the Bolivarian revolution and, with all certainty, the highest in Venezuela in several decades,” highlighted El País on October 5.
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The NGO Penal Forum has recorded 1,767 arrests in Venezuela since July 29, when protests were registered in the country after the announcement of the first electoral results bulletin by the National Electoral Council (CNE). According to the non-governmental organization, of the 1,905 people detained for political reasons, 1,669 are men and 236 are women.
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