Relatives of political prisoners in Venezuela fear that there will be more deaths, after on Saturday A detained police officer died, and this Sunday they demanded the release of his relativesthree days after the authorities announced the release of a “significant number of people.”
On the outskirts of Zone 7, a center of the Bolivarian National Police (PNB) in Caracas, place of detention of the deceased officialwas found a group of relatives who demanded that the government of the acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, release “all” political prisoners.
“We have no more information about them, we have no faith in their lives. Where are the human rights of Venezuelans? There are no human rights, we have been violated and they are prisoners and we are here, the mothers, prisoners with them.Until when are we going to continue here in Venezuela like this, imprisoned all?”expressed Evelis Cano.
According to a review by the EFE agency, in front of a group of five women sitting on the sidewalk on a sheet and next to several backpacks, he assured that they have “days and nights sleeping outdoors.”
“I am here, day and night, being strong for my son, I need you to free him, and from here We are not going to leave,” said Cano, who said she felt outraged.
The family member denounced that the Venezuelan prisons They are full of innocent Venezuelans and itHe noted that “yesterday (Saturday) one died,” in reference to police officer Edison José Torres Fernández52, detained since December, who, according to the Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, died after suffering a cerebrovascular event followed by cardiac arrest.
Non-governmental organizations and the majority opposition denounce that the release process announced on Thursday has progressed in dribs and drabs.
With information from EFE
