Official Spokesperson of María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia pointed out that the releases cannot be considered “releases” given that the people “continue to be subjected to unfair judicial processes.”
Given the releases of political prisoners announced by the Ministry of Penitentiary Service, the Office of the Spokesperson of María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia assured that it is time to exert greater pressure on the administration of Nicolás Maduro.
In a statement released this Saturday, December 27, the Office of the Official Spokesperson called for “breaking” with any attempt to normalize the “dictatorship”, intensifying individual sanctions, supporting the process being followed before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity, demanding the “total and unconditional” release of all political prisoners and assuming Maduro’s departure from power as a “clear objective.”
The call was made to democratic governments, international organizations, human rights organizations and the media.
“What the regime shows as ‘liberations’ seek political and diplomatic detente, when in reality greater pressure is needed now more than ever” to “put an end to the repressive apparatus.”
The Official Spokesperson assured that the releases cannot be considered releases, because they have precautionary measures, “they continue to be subject to unfair judicial processes” and remain coerced.
“Persecution, criminalization of dissent and torture continue to be applied as a method of punishment to prevent political change in the country and the liberation of all Venezuelans,” the statement said.
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Political prisoners should not be bargaining chips in Venezuela 🇻🇪 pic.twitter.com/lyru44tSq3
— Vente Venezuela (@VenteVenezuela) December 27, 2025
On December 25, the Ministry for the Penitentiary Service confirmed the release of 99 post-election prisoners. However, it did not present the list with the names of the released people, the place of confinement where they were held, nor did it detail the type of precautionary measures they have.
Given the information opacity, human rights organizations are in the process of verifying those released. This Saturday, December 27, the Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners indicated that it had managed to confirm 63 people of the 71 reported by relatives.
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