The Popular Will Party denounced the disappearance of leader Luis Somaza. «We are not going to normalize the criminalization of political activism by the regime. We demand that he be released immediately, ”he wrote in his networks
Popular will denounced this February 12 the kidnapping of political leader Luis Somaza. The organization for political purposes held Nicolás Maduro and security forces for the disappearance of the militant.
Popular will made the complaint on its social networks while calling the international community to pay attention to the fact. He said that Luis Somaza is a “peaceful leader committed to democracy in Venezuela.” He stressed that the opponent has not committed any crime.
«We are not going to normalize the criminalization of political activism by the regime. We demand that it be released immediately and we summon the international community to be attentive to what may happen. We cannot allow Luis Somaza to enter the long list of political prisoners of the dictatorship, ”he added.
*Also read: Criminal Forum records 1,194 political prisoners in Venezuela: four are teenagers
He Venezuelan Criminal Forum He published on Wednesday 12 his balance on the situation of political prisoners in the country. According to the registration, until February 10 the organization counts 1,194 detainees for political reasons, four of them teenagers.
After a cycle of release announced by the Venezuelan Prosecutor’s Office, after an order by Nicolás Maduro, the registration of adolescents arrested for political reasons was arrested in mid -December. But at the end of that month, three minors arrested by the authorities were counted again. On January 17, a new young man joined the list.
The Criminal Forum indicated that of the 1,030 political prisoners are civilians and 164 are military. Of the total, only 148 has been convicted by a court. The list was sent to the Organization of American States and the United Nations High Commissioner Office for Human Rights “for its verification and certification.”
*Journalism in Venezuela is exercised in a hostile environment for the press with dozens of legal instruments arranged for the punishment of the word, especially the laws “against hatred”, “against fascism” and “against blockade.” This content is being published taking into account the threats and limits that, consequently, have been imposed on the dissemination of information from within the country.
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