A commission of the National Assembly (AN, Parliament) met this Saturday with public authorities and representatives of non-governmental organizations in Venezuela to discuss the amnesty law project, a proposal from the government in charge of Delcy Rodríguez.
During the meeting, Chavista deputy Jorge Arreaza expressed his aspiration that the application of the amnesty law, once it comes into force, contribute to the pacification of the country, as indicated by the AN without giving more details about what was discussed in the meetings.
For the Judiciary, the president of the Supreme Court of Justice, Chavista Caryslia Rodríguez, and the Attorney General of the Republic, Tarek William Saab, attended, who recorded their contributions to the amnesty bill.
NGOs present proposals for law
Members of Provea, Venezuelan Justice, Foro Penal, Acceso a la Justicia and Omar de Dios García attended on behalf of the NGOs, Parliament reported through its X account, where it shared images of the meeting.
The amnesty law project in Venezuela proposes annulling the cases of political prisoners since 1999, when Chavismo came to power in the country, according to the draft of the regulations released this Friday by the AN.
The president of the Venezuelan Parliament, Jorge Rodríguez, promised on Friday the release of “all” the detainees on the same day that the amnesty law is approved, which he estimated would happen “between next Tuesday and no later than Friday.”
The Venezuelan Parliament, with a large Chavista majority, approved on Thursday in the first vote the amnesty bill promoted by the president in charge, which must now be evaluated in a second and final debate.
The project excludes those prosecuted and convicted of serious violations of human rights, crimes against humanity, war crimes, intentional homicide, corruption and drug trafficking, indicated Deputy Arreaza when presenting the bill.
The NGO Foro Penal, which leads the legal defense of political prisoners in Venezuela, puts the total of these detainees at 687.
The legislation was proposed last week by the acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, in the midst of a process of releasing political prisoners that began on January 8, almost a week after the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, representative Cilia Flores.
