The NGO Foro Penal, dedicated to the defense of political prisoners in Venezuela, confirmed this Saturday the release of a Hungarian political prisonerdetained in June of last year and who was part of a crew of a ship intercepted at that time.
Through X, the organization indicated that it is Zsuzsanna Bossanyiwho – he added – was “arbitrarily” detained on June 18, 2025 and was part of the crew of an “exploration ship” intercepted near the coast of Venezuela.
This case occurs a few hours after the same NGO confirmed the release of Yevhenii Trusha Ukrainian citizen arrested on October 20, 2024, who — according to the vice president of Foro Penal, Gonzalo Himiob — is on the autism spectrum. Both foreigners were part of the group of people detained without clear public information about the charges against them.
Hungarian woman was released after six months in detention
The most recent releases are added to the releases of three German and three Dutch citizensconfirmed on Friday by Foro Penal. Which shows an increase in the release of foreigners detained in the country in recent days.
According to the organization, these measures occur in the middle of a case review process that began in December. And which was ratified this week by Delcy Rodríguez, who assumed the position of president in charge after the capture of Nicolás Maduro during a military operation carried out by the United States.
Foro Penal reported that, in the last week alone, they have been released around 100 people considered political prisoners. While the Democratic Unitary Platform raises the figure to 130 releases.
For his part, the director of the NGO, Alfredo Romero, explained that until Friday night at least 100 releases had been verified since last January 8.
Despite these releases, Foro Penal maintains that more than 700 people remain detained for political reasons. This is according to the list delivered to the government in charge before the start of the process. The Venezuelan Executive, on the other hand, insists that there are no political prisoners in the country and that those detained face charges for common crimes.
