Venezuela’s authorities has been planning an amnesty regulation for political prisoners since 1999. President Rodríguez says the purpose is to “heal wounds” – however that is achieved beneath stress from Washington.
Venezuela’s authorities has introduced a complete amnesty for political prisoners. “We have decided to move forward with a general amnesty law covering the period of political violence from 1999 to the present,” mentioned Acting President Delcy Rodríguez. In addition, the infamous El Helicoide jail is to be closed. The left-wing motion of former President Hugo Chávez, also called “Chavismo”, has dominated Venezuela since 1999.
Since the US navy operation on January third to seize the authoritarian ruler Nicolás Maduro, Caracas has already launched a whole bunch of political prisoners beneath stress from Washington. According to Rodríguez, the amnesty ought to now assist to heal the injuries attributable to political confrontations within the South American nation. The US embassy accountable for Venezuela, based mostly in Bogotá, Colombia, introduced on the similar time that each one US residents identified to have been imprisoned in Venezuela had already been launched.
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