Venezuela: Rodriguez in opposition to US interference | FAZ | EUROtoday

In Venezuela, the federal government has launched greater than 100 extra political prisoners, based on a non-governmental group. The actual quantity continues to be being checked and will rise, wrote the top of the NGO Foro Penal, Alfredo Romero, on With the brand new releases, their quantity will increase to at the very least 240, based on numerous organizations.

According to Foro Penal’s earlier info, greater than 700 political prisoners had been nonetheless in custody as of final week. The authorities in Caracas speaks of a complete of 626 releases, however since December. The launch of political prisoners is without doubt one of the opposition’s largest calls for.

Meanwhile, interim President Delcy Rodríguez known as on the US authorities to remain out of Venezuela’s inner affairs. “The orders from Washington to politicians in Venezuela are enough,” Rodríguez stated in a speech on Sunday (native time). “Venezuelan politics should resolve our differences and internal conflicts,” she stated, demanding: “Stop the foreign powers!”

After Maduro’s violent ouster, the Venezuelan management has centered on rapprochement with Washington. In addition to the discharge of political prisoners, Rodríguez, Maduro’s deputy, is supporting the opening of the oil sector to overseas traders.

US President Donald Trump has agreed to work with Rodríguez so long as her authorities follows Washington’s directions. A number of days in the past, the White House introduced that it wished to ask Rodríguez to the USA. Trump had beforehand praised her a number of instances.

At the weekend, Rodríguez once more agreed to work with the opposition. “There can be no political or partisan differences when it comes to peace in Venezuela,” she stated.

However, Rodríguez criticized Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado with out mentioning her by title. “It is shameful to see a self-described Venezuelan woman thanking the bombing and military aggression against Venezuela,” she stated. Machado offered her Nobel Prize medal to Trump on the White House in mid-January.

Maduro is now in jail in New York. He is to be tried for suspected drug offenses.