The government of United States sent a statement confirming the release of the two executives of the oil subsidiary CITGO who were detained in Venezuela and for whom he had tried to intercede on other occasions.
The White House notes that they are “bringing back Gustavo Cárdenas and Jorge Fernández” to their homes and that they will be able to hug their families again.
In a statement, it states that Cardenas was arrested in 2017 as part of an alleged group called the CITGO-6 and “has faced five years of hardship and imprisonment on account of an unfair system.” About Fernández, he says that he was detained during the last year for “charges that are false”.
It adds that detaining US citizens unfairly “will always be unacceptable.” United Statess says that as they celebrate their release, they keep thinking about the names and stories of other citizens who are detained in Venezuelabut also in Russia, Afghanistan, Syria, China, Iran and in other parts of the world.
The Department of State He has already received the Americans and highlighted the work of the presidential envoy for hostage issues. He also thanked the help of other countries that had joined in calling for his release.
