US EditionVenezuela Claims to Have Freed 808 Political Prisoners, Observers Doubtful
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Venezuela claims to have freed 808 political prisoners, observers doubtful
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's interim government said Monday it had freed more than 800 political prisoners since before last December, but rights NGO Foro penal cast doubt on the figure.
Venezuela's government has repeatedly released political prisoners since the fall of Maduro. Human rights groups doubt the high number of releases.
According to the Venezuelan government, more than 800 political prisoners have been released in recent weeks. Since a time before last December, 808 people have been released, Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said on Monday (local time) on state television.The exact period to which he referred was unclear. Human rights groups doubted the high number of releases.On Friday, Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez had spoken of …
U.S. President Donald Trump celebrated the release of prisoners in Venezuela this Monday and thanked the government of Delcy Rodríguez for “acceding this important humanitarian gesture,” a message that comes on the same day that Caracas claimed to have released 808 people in recent months. “I am pleased to report that Venezuela is releasing its political prisoners at an accelerated pace, and this pace is expected to increase in the coming weeks,…
Washington, Jan 26 (EFE).- U.S. President Donald Trump celebrated the release of prisoners in Venezuela this Monday and thanked the government of Delcy Rodríguez for “acceding this important humanitarian gesture,” a message that arrives on the same day that Caracas claimed to have released 808 people in recent months. “I am pleased to report that Venezuela is releasing its political prisoners at an accelerated pace, and this pace is expected to …
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Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said on Monday that 808 people have been released from prison in the country since December, as part of a process that, according to the official, was ordered by ousted President Nicolás Maduro “to…”
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