The NGO Foro Penal, which leads the defense of political prisoners in Venezuelareported this Sunday that it has verified at least 104 new releases in the last hours in the country, as part of the release process announced by the Government of the acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, on January 8.
“We have verified 104 releases of political prisoners in Venezuela today,” The president director of Foro Penal, Alfredo Romero, published in
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Romero assured that they continue to verify “other releases”, without delving into details.
“It would be ideal,” he added in his message, “for the government to publish lists of releases.”
For his part, Gonzalo Himiob, vice president of the NGO, indicated in X that this count “is still not definitive.”
“It may increase as we review more cases,” he added.
Earlier, both had reported the verification of at least 80 releases.
When consulted by EFE, Himiob then indicated that since the early hours of this Sunday “a significant number of releases have been taking place.”
Likewise, in a publication in
Himiob also confirmed to EFE the release of Carla Da Silva, one of those accused of a frustrated maritime attack in May 2020 and known as ‘Operation Gideon’, for which the Executive accused the opposition of seeking a military invasion led by the United States.
This Sunday, the National Union of Press Workers reported on the release of journalism student Juan Francisco Alvarado, who had been sentenced to 15 years in prison, but whose conviction was annulled this week by an appeals court.
These releases occur in the middle of a process announced on January 8 by the president of Parliament, the Chavista Jorge Rodríguez, who reported on a “significant number” of releases in the country, without specifying identities, quantity or conditions of these measures.
The president in charge stated this Friday that 626 people have been released in the country.
The NGO Foro Penal had verified 156 releases as of Friday.
The Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), which brings together the majority opposition, reported in
