Rocío San Miguel’s lawyer, Juan González Taguaruco, recalled that almost a year after the arrest of the human rights defender, she remains without being allowed an oral trial hearing and that her family members cannot even raise their voices for her. because they are prohibited
Rocío San Miguel’s lawyer, Juan González Taguaruco, recalled this Friday, December 20, that the president of the NGO Control Ciudadano will serve a year in prison without being allowed to the oral trial hearing, nor the appointment of his trusted lawyers with the aggravating factor that his health has decreased.
On social networkill and diminished due to the physical pain of a fracture and the emotional pain of separation from her daughter since February 9 of this year, when San Miguel was detained by security forces, while she was preparing to travel with her daughter for vacation. .
“On December 18, 2024, after the leak of the photographs of “Rocío San Miguel, being the subject of a medical examination and confirmation of the diagnosis, her family had the hope that the measure of deprivation of liberty that was decreed against her, without any reasonableness, would be revoked or reviewed for strictly humanitarian reasons,” wrote the defense. However, he added that expectations were frustrated and that so far there has been no humanitarian measure.
On December 18, 2024, after the leak of the photographs of .@rociosanmiguel Being subject to medical examination and confirmation of the diagnosis, his family had the hope, which was more than obvious, that the measure of deprivation of freedom that was decreed…
— JL González Taguaruco (@gonzaleztjuan) December 20, 2024
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The lawyer also reported that it has not been possible to establish a technical defense, which at least allows some transparency in the management of the cases and that his relatives and particularly his daughter, They are prevented from declaring to the media by judicial order, in addition to having to visit the court once a week.
“There is no voice that can denounce and request without having to face the consequence of an eventual arrest,” he said. Taguaruco.
The specialist questioned whether Judge Alejandra Romero has “freedom of judgment, autonomy and independence” to evaluate the admissibility of a substitute precautionary measure and decree the release of Rocio San Miguel for humanitarian reasons.
“Honestly, I do not believe that this young judge, not because she does not have the expertise or experience, which I prefer not to give an opinion on because she also served as a judicial judge when she was very young, but because of the characteristics of this Judicial Branch, which is neither one nor the other,” he noted.
The defense asked Nicolás Maduro to be kind and issue the pertinent orders so that Rocío San Miguel is released and returns to her home with her daughter and provides the family with the necessary care to restore her health.
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