The wave of arrests occurred between July 4 and 7, with the first detainee being the Chemistry professor and well-known plastic artist Alcides Bracho, a member of Bandera Roja. He was arrested by officials of the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (Dgcim), an intelligence body accused of serious human rights violations in the country.
The lawyer Eduardo Torres reported on the afternoon of this Monday, September 26, that the six trade unionists and human rights activists, imprisoned since last July, will go to trial with a custodial measure.
Torres indicated that the 4th Terrorism Judge José Márquez admitted “the accusation of the lawyers Elin León and Yaneth Espinoza, of the 74th Prosecutor’s Office, at the order of Tarek William Saab, considering that the requirements, facts and elements of conviction for the crimes: assaulting a military enlistment in Mérida with 120 rifles, kidnapping the parents of Tareck El Aissami and carrying out acts of sabotage on July 5 against Nicolás Maduro.
The lawyer reported that the hearing of Néstor Astudillo, Reynaldo Cortés, Gabriel Blanco, Emilio Negrín, Alonso Meléndez ended at 6:30 pm. He also mentioned that Alcides Bracho’s hearing was last Friday and the result was announced on Monday, September 26.
The relatives of the trade unionists, most of whom belong to the Bandera Roja political organization, protested this Monday morning near the Palace of Justice to demand their immediate release.
*Also read: Relatives of imprisoned trade unionists protested in front of the Palace of Justice this #26Sep
His relatives have publicly requested a meeting with the prosecutor Saab, with the aim of exposing the case, but they have not been received to date.
#26Sep Lawyer Eduardo Torres informs that the 6 trade unionists are going to trial with a custodial measure. “The 4th judge of terrorism, José Márquez, admitted the accusation of the lawyers Elin León and Yaneth Espinoza, Prosecutor’s Office 74, at the order of Tarek William…”
? 1/3— Vanessa Garcia (@vanessajgarcian) September 26, 2022
#26Sep “for considering that the requirements, facts and elements of conviction for the crimes are met: assaulting a military enlistment in Mérida with 120 rifles, kidnapping the parents of Tareck El Aissami and carrying out acts of sabotage on July 5 against Nicolás Maduro”
23— Vanessa Garcia (@vanessajgarcian) September 26, 2022
#26Sep Alcides Bracho’s preliminary hearing was last Friday and the decision was made known today.
This Monday was the one for Néstor Astudillo, Reynaldo Cortés, Gabriel Blanco, Emilio Negrín, Alonso Meléndez, and ended at 6:30 pm, according to the lawyer.— Vanessa Garcia (@vanessajgarcian) September 26, 2022
The seven activists and human rights defenders were arrested between July 4 and 7 by officials of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin) and the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (Dgcim). Only in the case of the activist Gabriel Blanco, after complaints from his neighbors and NGOs, was a citation ticket delivered. The rest were arbitrarily detained.
The majority are part of the Bandera Roja party, a leftist organization that was highly critical of former President Hugo Chávez, who made common cause at the time with the opposition coalitions Coordinadora Democrática and Mesa de la Unidad Democrática (MUD) and remains in the opposition. against the government of Nicolás Maduro.
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