The hearing of the 14 officials of the Chacao Police in La IACH
The Inter -American Human Rights Commission failed in favor of 14 officials of the Chacao Police who were presumably being linked to a homicide and, in seclusion, suffered torture, inhuman and degrading treatment.
The court concluded that the Venezuelan State violated the rights to freedom and personal integrity to the victims and that despite the complaints, Venezuelan agencies did not investigate the facts.
The Public Hearing of the Chirinos case, Salamanca and others against the Venezuelan State, took place on Tuesday, February 4. Venezuela had no representation, although the institutions of the administration of Nicolás Maduro were notified of it.
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On the other hand, on behalf of the victims, the lawyers of the Venezuelan NGO came Defend VenezuelaCarlos Daniel Briceño and Simón Gómez Guaicara, who asked the commission to dismiss the preliminary request of “lack of competence” made by the State Agency and declare the court’s jurisdiction to resolve and know the case.
One of the commission’s judges explained that the 14 officials of the Municipal Police of Chacao, who were arrested in June 2016 for alleged connection with a homicide, received immediate freedom ticket shortly after, however, remained several months arrested In the Helicoid, “where five were tortured.”
He also said that after a hunger strike, without receiving adequate medical attention, 12 officials were released while two were still being held “facing inhuman conditions”, until 2017.
The audience It was carried out within the framework of the 172 session, which marks a precedent for Venezuela in the field of international justice since it is the first case that is concluded in this instance after the reinstatement of Venezuela before this agency in 2019 at the request of The National Assembly. The Venezuelan State had requested its disincorporation to the IACHR in September 2003.
Judge Nancy Hernández, president of the Court notified that at least nine cases are in process in the IACHR.
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