The interim Venezuelan president Delcy Rodriguez introduced a basic amnesty for incarcerated political prisoners. The information is reported by El Pais which writes that Rodrìguez spoke about it at an occasion closed to the press on the Supreme Court of Justice, declaring: “I announce a general amnesty law and ask that this law be presented to the National Assembly to promote coexistence in Venezuela.” The measure might have an effect on lots of of political prisoners nonetheless held in Venezuelan prisons. The measure goals to grant amnesty and clear costs towards those that have been launched.
The announcement, as El Pais remembers, comes nearly a month after the seize by US forces of Nicolás Maduro on January 3. Since then, greater than 600 prisoners have been launched, in line with the Chavista regime, 302 in line with their supporters. “I come to this Chamber as president, but also as a lawyer,” Rodríguez mentioned, in line with what was reported by those that listened to her. “My father was imprisoned and died due to torture. I believe in the Constitution, in national sovereignty and in justice for the Venezuelan people. We need more justice, with greater legal protection”, he continued, remembering his father, among the many founders of the motion through which Nicolás Maduro took his first steps in politics and was murdered by his captors.
Notorious El Helicoide jail nearing closure
In this era, in line with the Chavista regime, greater than 600 prisoners have been freed, whereas there are 302 in line with the defenders of the prisoners. Rodríguez made one other shocking announcement, in line with a few of these current on the occasion closed to journalists: El Helicoide, the scary jail image of the regime’s repression, will probably be reworked right into a social and sports activities middle for the group. The president has additionally pledged to battle corruption inside the judiciary.
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