Relatives of political prisoners have been keeping vigil since Thursday in various detention centers throughout the country awaiting their promised releases. They have demanded that Delcy Rodríguez and the president of the AN expeditiously comply with their announcements and release all those detained for political reasons.
Until the afternoon of January 12, the Penal Forum has verified the release of 49 political prisoners following the announcement made by Jorge Rodríguez, president of the National Assembly, last Thursday.
“We continue to validate information and verify that they are indeed political prisoners,” pointed out the organization, whose data covers from Thursday the 8th until 2:30 pm this Monday.
Among the political prisoners verified by the Penal Forum are 12 foreign citizens or citizens with dual nationality, among them the activist Rocío San Miguel. 20 were held in the Rodeo I Judicial Confinement Center (Miranda state), 13 in headquarters of the PNB, the Cicpc and other security forces within the interior of the country; nine women in La Crisálidad prison (Miranda state); seven were held in the Sebin Helicoide and one in the Rodeo II judicial detention center.
According to the Ministry of Penitentiary Service, “in the last few hours, 116 new releases have been made” of political prisoners throughout the country. “These measures have benefited people deprived of liberty for acts associated with altering the constitutional order and threatening the stability of the Nation.”
As in other processes of this type, the authorities have not confirmed a list with the names of all the released political prisoners. The Ministry indicated that this review of cases “will be maintained in strict accordance with the current legal system.”
Relatives of political prisoners have been keeping vigil since Thursday in various detention centers throughout the country awaiting their promised releases. They have demanded that Delcy Rodríguez and the president of the AN expeditiously comply with their announcements and release all those detained for political reasons.
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