Mothers and wives of political prisoners in Boleíta, Zone 7, who have maintained an uninterrupted vigil for 30 days, They confronted a woman who the day before was captured on video hugging to the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez.
The woman, identified as María Malavé, 62, returned to the place after the controversy generated by her meeting with the official parliamentarian. Faced with pressure from families If they have loved ones behind bars, they ended up confessing the falsehood of their situation.
Malavé not only had to admit that it is false that he has a son in prison, but that tried to discredit the work of the organizations who provide free legal assistance. The woman revealed that she had received money from the NGO Foro Penal, which was immediately denied.
The relatives present assured that they had never seen her and defended that organizations such as Foro Penal have been their only support. They denied that they are being charged for legal or humanitarian supportdescribing the woman’s statements as a malicious lie.
Clippve denies
The Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners in Venezuela (Clippve) warned about the irregularity. Although the woman was wearing a shirt from said organization during her meeting with Rodríguez, They completely disassociated themselves from their actions and clarified their origin.
According to the organization, the woman received initial humanitarian support, but later her version changed. “Later, he indicated expressly stated that she did not have any detained relatives and, after being identified As a supporter of the ruling party, she retired without returning. It does not appear in our records as a family member or as a victim of repression“.
For the Clippve and those close to the political prisoners, the appearance of María Malavé with Jorge Rodríguez was not a fortuitous eventbut a strategy to project a false image of humanitarian management by the State.
In a statement, the Committee regretted that the desperation of the victims is used for politics. “We condemn the use of pain, symbols of faith and spaces of hope for propaganda purposes.”
The organization described the episode as a “macabre plan” aimed at making invisible the real suffering of those waiting for release tickets that do not arrive, while testimonies of gratitude towards the authorities are fabricated.
