Mariana Gonzalez, the daughter of Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, confirmed on Wednesday that her husband, Rafael Todares, sentenced to 30 years in prison He said after a “one and unique” trial session held last Friday.
Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia rejected the conviction against his son-in-law and spoke of “political revenge” for trying to influence him and “distort the will expressed by Venezuelans on July 28, 2024,” referring to the presidential election in which the Electoral College declared President Nicolas Maduro the winner.
“Rafael and Mariana have no connection to my public responsibilities. “Using the judicial system to punish third parties is a practice that underscores the confusion between power and impunity that has done so much harm to the country.”
The NGO Foro Penal, which leads the defense of “political prisoners” in the country, indicated that in 2024 there will be 1,903 people were imprisoned for opposing the government.
This year it was learned that 14 people with Spanish citizenship are still present detained “Arbitrarily” in Venezuelan prisons, according to government figures, which coincides with those run by the Venezuelan opposition in Spain.