At least 60 people arrested after 2024 presidential election in Venezuela was released for Christmasas reported this Thursday by an organization made up of human rights activists and relatives of political prisoners.
The arrests were made in connection with the political crisis following the re-election of Nicolas Maduro for a third term in July last year, a process questioned by the opposition, which denounced irregularities and electoral fraud.
After the results were announced, protests broke out in various parts of the country, leading to a wave of arrests. Maduro himself described the arrested demonstrators as “terrorists”. According to official information, around 2,400 people have been arrested and more than 2,000 have already been released.
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This was reported by the Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners (Clippve). The releases began in the early hours of December 25th. “We celebrate the release of more than 60 Venezuelans who should never be arbitrarily deprived of their liberty. Although they are not completely free, we remain committed to their full freedom and that of all political prisoners,” he said. Andreina BaduelClippve reference
The conditions under which the releases took place are not yet exactly known. Venezuelan prosecutors did not respond to the news agency’s inquiries.
According to relatives, several of those released remained detained at the high-security prison in Tocorón, Aragua state, about 84 miles (134 kilometers) from Caracas, which was set up to house post-election detainees. Releases were also reported from other prisons in the country.
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Baduel remembered thisThere are still more than a thousand families whose members are imprisoned for political reasons. General’s daughter Raúl Isaias Baduel – former ally of Hugo Chavez and died in prison in 2021 – he also denounced his brother’s situation, Josnar’s Adolfo Baduelimprisoned for five years on terrorism charges.
“He is in inhumane conditions and is in precarious health due to torture. He needs at least four urgent operations,” he explained. According to the latest survey by the NGO Foro Penal, at least 902 people who are considered political prisoners remain incarcerated in Venezuela.
With information from AFP.
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