US EditionVenezuela has received more than 1,550 requests under amnesty law
Venezuela's new amnesty law has received 1,557 requests and led to hundreds of prisoner releases amid political pressure and international demands, officials said.
- National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez announced on Saturday that Venezuela has received more than 1,550 requests under its new amnesty law on state-run television.
- Passed last Thursday by the ruling-party-controlled legislature, the amnesty law followed Interim President Delcy Rodríguez taking power last month amid U.S. oil sales demands.
- Rodríguez said that as of today 1,152 new applications have been received, bringing the total to 1,557 that are being addressed immediately, with releases already taking place.
- Rights groups say many freed are classified as political prisoners, while the Venezuelan government denies holding political prisoners, following the lifting of a house arrest order for Juan Pablo Guanipa on Thursday.
- Further releases could be granted within 15 days, officials said, but the Amnesty Law excludes convictions for homicide, drug trafficking, serious human-rights violations, and military rebellion.
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More than 1,500 political prisoners in Venezuela have requested amnesty under the new law, the country's legislature said on Saturday.
Venezuela's National Assembly Has Received 1,557 Amnesty Applications
The president of the Venezuelan National Assembly, Deputy Jorge Rodríguez, reported this Saturday that 1,557 amnesty applications have been received since the Amnesty Law was approved and enacted last Thursday. “These are being processed immediately, and right at this moment hundreds of people deprived of their liberty are being released under the Amnesty Law,” he said. “Until yesterday we received 405 requests from prisoners. As of today, we ha…
The Venezuelan parliament president revealed that the number of political prisoners applying for pardons has surpassed 1,500 following the enactment of a new law to ease tensions in the country, amid criticism that its provisions remain unclear.
Over 1,500 political prisoners in Venezuela request amnesty under new law
More than 1,500 political prisoners in Venezuela have applied for amnesty under a new law, the head of the country's legislature said Saturday, two days after the measure -- enacted under pressure from Washington -- came into effect
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