Biagio Pilieri was arrested on August 28 by Sebin officials after participating in an event two months after the elections.
The Unitary Platform demanded on Monday, October 28, the release of the former deputy of the National Assembly and leader of Convergencia, Biagio Pilieri, who was arbitrarily detained at the end of August by officials of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin).
Through the social networksthe opposition coalition also urged that Pilieri’s rights and constitutional guarantees be respected, also remembering that engaging in politics “is not a crime” and that one should not get used to such activity being proscribed.
Two months after the arrest of @BiagioPilierinational coordinator of @ConvergenciaVe and member of the Democratic Unitary Platform, we demand his release and respect for his constitutional rights and guarantees. Doing politics is not a crime and we should not get used to it.… pic.twitter.com/Ihxapy49dA
— Unidad Venezuela (@unidadvenezuela) October 28, 2024
Biagio Pilieri was arrested along with his son, Jesús Pilieri, on August 28 after participating in the mobilization called by the Unitary Platform and the coordinator of Vente Venezuela, María Corina Machado, to commemorate two months of the presidential elections in the that the opposition claims that the opposition presidential candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia, won.
The son of the former deputy was released a day later, however, the politician remained under the “custody” of Sebin.
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Then, María Livia Vasile, wife of Biagio Pilieri, denounced beginning of september that his partner was charged with the alleged commission of five crimes in a hearing where his trusted lawyer was not present.
Through his social networksVasile indicated that Pilieri was presented on Friday, August 30, at a hearing with the assistance of a public defender, in which he was accused of the alleged commission of the crimes of conspiracy, association to commit a crime, instigation of hatred, terrorism and treason. the homeland
He highlighted that this Thursday he has been arbitrarily detained for seven days, while warning that he is incommunicado from his family circle and jurists, who have made complaints in various instances, including the registration of a “Habeas Corpus” in the Criminal Judicial Circuit of Caracas.
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