Relatives of political prisoners received with great joy the news of at least 80 new releases that occurred this Sunday, while They demand the release of those who remain detainedafter the government announced last January 8th a liberation process.
With applause and shouts of “freedom”on the outskirts of the El Rodeo I prisonin the state of Miranda, Relatives and activists celebrated the release of Carla Da Silvaone of those accused of the frustrated maritime attack of May 2020, known as Operation Gideon.
Representatives of the Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners (Clipp) They were informed of the release through a call from the Da Silva’s mother.
“There is a light, there is a hope”expressed Massiel Lacesmother of Army Lieutenant José Ángel Barrenodetained since 2020. “We celebrated that as if my son were coming out”he told EFE.
Laces is one of the dozens of relatives who maintain a camp and vigils on the outskirts of El Rodeo I, awaiting the release of all political prisoners.
This Sunday he could visit your sontransferred to that prison on April 4, 2024and confirmed that the relatives They will remain in the surroundings of the detention centers until everyone is released.
For its part, Gonzalo Himiob, vice-president of the NGO Foro Penalconfirmed to EFE the release of Carla Da Silva.
The activist Margaret Baduelsister of the political prisoner Josnars Baduelalso imprisoned in El Rodeo I for the Gideón cause, expressed his happiness for the releasesbut reiterated that they expect “full freedom for all”.
“A liberation process has already begun”he pointed out, although he warned that “some figures that have been made public do not match reality”.
The Operation Gideon was a armed incursion thwarted on May 3, 2020in which they participated former Venezuelan military deserters and three US citizenswho tried to enter the country through the coasts of La Guaira and Araguawhere they were detained.
The relatives They have been spending the night for more than two weeks on the outskirts of El Rodeo I, sleeping in tents and mattresseswhile they wait new releases.
This Sunday, student representatives of the Andrés Bello Catholic University (UCAB) they delivered soups and donations to families, in a joint initiative with students from the Central University of Venezuela (UCV).
Since the beginning of the releases, the government has not published an official list with the names or conditions of the measures, something that NGOs and families demand.
