After Jorge Rodríguez’s announcement about the release of political prisoners, the relatives of the metropolitan police officers convicted for the events of April 11, 2002 asked that the officials not be forgotten. Héctor Rovaín, Erasmo Bolívar and Luis Molina have already spent 23 years in prison.
According to preliminary reports from human rights organizations, among the released people They appear, until this Friday, January 9:
- José María Basoa and Andrés Martínez AdasmeBasques arrested in September 2024 and accused of planning “terrorist” acts in a context of political escalation after the arrival in Madrid of the opponent Edmundo González.
- Miguel Moreno Dapenaa Canarian journalist arrested in June after the Venezuelan interception of a marine exploration ship for “very suspicious” behavior.
- Ernesto Gorbe Cardonaarrested in December 2024 for having an expired visa. The 52-year-old Spaniard was held in El Rodeo 1 prison along with the rest of the Spaniards. He was arrested in ccity of Valencia, capital of the state of Carabobo.
- Rocío San Miguellawyer and human rights defender with dual nationality, arrested in February 2024. Organizations such as Amnesty International had warned about her delicate state of health.
- Biagio Piliericonfined in The Helicoidheadquarters of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin).
- Alejandro Rebolledo. He was a magistrate of the Supreme Court of Justice. He was arrested on November 19, 2024. He was imprisoned in El Helicoide.
- Larry Osorio Chía. A 40-year-old Venezuelan, father of six children, second sergeant major of the Army, was arrested on August 6, 2021.
The three officials are being held at the Fénix Penitentiary Center, where they were transferred on October 21, 2021, from the Ramo Verde Prison.
