The Unitary Platform highlighted that there are still nearly 1,000 people deprived of liberty for political reasons who must be released without conditions
The Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) denounced a deliberate operation to delay the release of political prisoners in Venezuela, after ensuring that since the announcement of the release of a “significant number”, a “pyrrhic” figure has been reached that represents a little more than 2% of the total number of detainees for political causes in Venezuela.
In a statement on its X account, the opposition coalition referred to the releases confirmed during the early hours of this Monday the 12th.
«The release of just 24 people constitutes an unacceptable mockery of the Venezuelan people and the international community. This situation is aggravated by verifying that many of those released have obtained their freedom under burdensome precautionary measures.
He highlighted that there are still nearly 1,000 people deprived of liberty for political reasons who must be released without conditions.
“We demand that those who today, temporarily, hold the responsibility and power to make these decisions move forward, without delay, towards the full and immediate freedom of all political prisoners, without exceptions or arbitrary conditions.”
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The PUD called on the international community to accompany the families of all political prisoners, who are on permanent vigil outside different detention centers.
During the early hours of this Monday, the organization Foro Penal confirmed the release of 24 people from the El Rodeo I and Las Crisálidas prisons. With these releases, the NGO registers a total of 41 people released since the announcement made by Jorge Rodríguez on January 8.
For its part, the Ministry for the Penitentiary Service published a statement this Monday the 12th in which it assured that 116 people have been released. However, it has not published the list identifying the beneficiaries of the measures.
*Journalism in Venezuela is carried out in a hostile environment for the press with dozens of legal instruments in place to punish the word, especially the laws “against hate”, “against fascism” and “against the blockade.” This content was written taking into consideration the threats and limits that, consequently, have been imposed on the dissemination of information from within the country.
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