The measure responded to complaints about the treatment of Cicpc officials towards prisoners; reported the Venezuelan Prison Observatory (OVP)
On the afternoon of this Saturday, June 18, a riot was recorded at the headquarters of the Criminal and Criminal Scientific Investigations Corps (Cicpc) of Valencia (Colombia), also known as Bullring; the measure responded to complaints about the treatment of the officials towards the prisoners; reported the Venezuelan Prison Observatory.
#Right now a riot is registered in the CICPC Plaza de Toros, which is the main headquarters of the CICPC in the state #Carabobo. Family members are distressed, as they are unaware of the situation that is occurring inside the dungeons.
— Obs. V. of Prisons (@oveprisiones) June 18, 2022
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Hours later, relatives of the inmates indicated that the riot had been suspended, “after reaching an agreement with the director of the police headquarters,” Commissioner Valmore Lago, the NGO said.
Relatives of prisoners of the CICPC Plaza de Toros in #Carabobo They assured that the prisoners suspended the riot, after reaching an agreement with the director of the police headquarters. It was learned that the inmates were protesting the mistreatment of which they are victims by officials. pic.twitter.com/tliQb0vYHo
— Obs. V. of Prisons (@oveprisiones) June 18, 2022
No statement from the Cicpc
Until the publication of this note there was no statement from the security agency or any of its authorities.
On March 16, a group of prisoners held in this center began a protest for overcrowding, procedural delay and the constant violation of their rights enshrined in the Constitution. At that time, part of their claims were heard and attended to; points out A Window to Freedom.
The Venezuelan Prison Observatory (OVP) presented in May its annual report 2021 on the situation in Venezuelan prisons, where they point to overcrowding, procedural delay and illness as the main problems of inmates, in addition to the inaction of the State that considers prisoners as “third-class citizens.”
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The last time a riot was recorded in a Carabobo detention center it ended in tragedy: 68 inmates died after the fire that occurred in the dungeons of the Carabobo police headquarters in Valencia, on March 28, 2018.
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