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🇻🇪 Venezuelan authorities said 131 people regarded by opposition groups and rights advocates as political prisoners were released from prison or granted alternatives to incarceration on August 14. The announcement came after a first round of United States-brokered talks between the interim government and opposition representatives.
The government said courts approved the measures after case reviews requested through its Program for Peace and Democratic Coexistence. Reports said the released detainees included people held at El Rodeo I and other prisons near Caracas.
📰 The official figure had not yet been fully independently verified. Vente Venezuela said it had confirmed 43 releases, while Foro Penal initially reported at least 40 and later counted 64 as the process continued. ⚖️
The measures do not necessarily mean that cases have been dismissed or that detainees have unconditional freedom: some people were granted alternatives to imprisonment rather than full release. Foro Penal had counted 391 political prisoners on August 10, and opposition figures said further releases remain necessary.
The releases followed talks that produced commitments to pursue frozen overseas funds for earthquake recovery and to work on judicial reform, but did not publicly mention detainees. The next test for the negotiations will be whether more cases are verified and whether the announced judicial changes proceed.
https://nutanica.com/Venezuela
The government said courts approved the measures after case reviews requested through its Program for Peace and Democratic Coexistence. Reports said the released detainees included people held at El Rodeo I and other prisons near Caracas.
📰 The official figure had not yet been fully independently verified. Vente Venezuela said it had confirmed 43 releases, while Foro Penal initially reported at least 40 and later counted 64 as the process continued. ⚖️
The measures do not necessarily mean that cases have been dismissed or that detainees have unconditional freedom: some people were granted alternatives to imprisonment rather than full release. Foro Penal had counted 391 political prisoners on August 10, and opposition figures said further releases remain necessary.
The releases followed talks that produced commitments to pursue frozen overseas funds for earthquake recovery and to work on judicial reform, but did not publicly mention detainees. The next test for the negotiations will be whether more cases are verified and whether the announced judicial changes proceed.
https://nutanica.com/Venezuela
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