González pointed out that the wait to which the families are subjected generates “anguish, re-victimizes and deepens the damage already caused by arbitrary detentions and processes without guarantees.”
Edmundo González Urrutia condemned the delay with which the process of releasing political prisoners announced on January 8 by the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, is being carried out.
«48 hours ago the release of political prisoners was announced. Today the reality is different. Not even 1% of the announced releases have been reached,” he wrote in his account on X.
He highlighted that families continue waiting in detention centers “without clear information. No lists. Without certainties.
González pointed out that the wait to which the families are subjected generates “anguish, re-victimizes and deepens the damage already caused by arbitrary detentions and processes without guarantees.”
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In this sense, he warned that human rights cannot be administered with “delays or opacity,” because every hour that passes without family members having answers “is a new form of violence.”
48 hours ago the release of political prisoners was announced. Today the reality is different.
Not even 1% of the announced releases have been reached.
Meanwhile the families continue waiting. Without clear information. No lists. Without certainties.My daughter has been… pic.twitter.com/gSZ1CU18Qa
— Edmundo González (@EdmundoGU) January 10, 2026
González Urrutia’s son-in-law, Rafael Tudares Bracho, is one of the political prisoners in Venezuela. This January 7th he celebrated one year in prison. On December 2, his wife, Mariana González, confirmed that he had been sentenced to 30 years in prison, during an irregular trial.
«My daughter has been present every day. Accompanying and being accompanied by mothers, fathers, daughters and sons who do not ask for privileges. They demand compliance and respect for fundamental rights,” said González Urrutia.
*Journalism in Venezuela is carried out in a hostile environment for the press with dozens of legal instruments in place to punish the word, especially the laws “against hate”, “against fascism” and “against the blockade.” This content was written taking into consideration the threats and limits that, consequently, have been imposed on the dissemination of information from within the country.
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