The Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) published a statement in which it questioned the recent release figures offered by the interim authorities. While the government claims to have freed 626 citizens, the opposition coalition affirms that the reality in detention centers It’s different.
The PUD reported in its account X @unidadvenezuela that, after rigorous monitoring that began on January 8, they have only been able to confirm a fraction of what was officially announced.
“We have been able to rigorously confirm the freedom of only 173 citizens,” reads the statement, contrasting with the authorities’ report. Given this information gap, the opposition urged the government to “make public the detailed list of the alleged 626 releases to which they refer”.
Beyond the numbers, the Unitary Platform warned about the conditions in lso these people They are leaving prison. They reported that These are not closures of judicial processes, but rather a change in the modality of detention.
Most releases are not full freedoms, but rather burdensome precautionary measures imposed on innocent people. According to the PUD, This mechanism keeps citizens under permanent threatfunctioning more as a social control than as an act of justice.
The coalition recalled that the humanitarian crisis in prisons is far from over, with 939 political prisoners still behind bars. In response, they announced that they will immediately refer the matter to the UN High Commissioner for DDs. HH., Volker Türk, the verified list of those who have left and of those who are still waiting.
Finally, the PUD called to stop the political use of prisoners, demanding that “the perverse mechanism of releases in dribs and drabs cease.” that the mass and unconditional release of all prisoners be carried out immediately politicians”, as an essential step for true national reconciliation.
