At least 10 people detained during protests against the July presidential election in Venezuela have been released, local human rights group Foro Penal reported this Saturday (16).
“Some political prisoners have been released since early this morning,” said the group’s director, Alfredo Romero, in a post on X. He noted that so far 10 people had been released from a prison known as Yare III, and also that there were an unspecified number of other inmates at the Las Crisalidas women’s prison.
The expectation is that this number will increase during the day.
According to Foro Penal, at least 1,800 people were arrested following the disputed presidential election on July 28, which kept President Nicolas Maduro in power despite highly contested results. Maduro took office in 2013 and is set to begin his third six-year term in January.
The election sparked several deadly protests against the government, and the opposition, human rights groups and unions accused Maduro’s government of repressing dissent.
Maduro said last week that he would ask the attorney general’s office to review all arrests in which authorities may have made mistakes.
In September, more than 80 teenagers were released from prison after being arrested during post-election protests, Foro Penal reported.
Attorney General Tarek Saab said on Friday (15) that he had requested the review of at least 225 cases. He further stated that the protests left 28 people dead and almost 200 injured.
Activists and relatives of some of those arrested claim that these people did not participate in the protests. They also said that some prisoners suffered torture during detention.
This content was originally published in Venezuela releases around 10 political prisoners, says human rights group on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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