Relatives of political prisoners protest in front of the Ministry for the Penitentiary Service
This Friday, October 18, in the morning, a concentration of relatives of Venezuelan political prisoners in front of the Ministry for the Penitentiary Servicein the El Rosal sector, Caracas.
Protesters mobilized to demand decent prison conditions for people detained for political reasons.among them those who were arrested during the post-election protests.
The relatives of the political prisoners demand from the government of Nicolás Maduro hygiene, access to water, food and visits without discrimination for the detainees.
Shouting “We want freedom!”, citizens also demanded justice for their families.
#Venezuela | Relatives of political prisoners march this #18Oct in front of the Ministry for the Penitentiary Service in Caracas to demand the freedom of their loved ones.
Shouting “We want freedom!”, they also stated that the detainees need conditions… pic.twitter.com/VKs8vJKN9V
— VPITV (@VPITV) October 18, 2024
They protest in the Tocuyito prison for political prisoners
On Thursday, relatives of those detained in the context of the demonstrations against the controversial re-election of the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, also They protested outside a prison in the state of Carabobo (north) to demand their release.
The NGO A Window to Freedom indicated that relatives reported that the detainees receive “damaged food” and that they have not been able to drink water for “four days.”
Likewise, they stated that detainees do not have personal hygiene products and, they added, the authorities do not allow relatives to hand them over during visiting hours.
The NGO indicated that these prisoners’ due process is violated because they are not allowed to appoint trusted lawyers and, it said, “they appoint public defenders who do not show the evidence and documents provided by the relatives.”
On October 11, the NGO Provea reported that people detained after the July 28 elections are pressured and threatened to admit crimes that the Public Ministry has accused them of without evidence and without guarantees of due process, according to complaints received by the organization. of relatives of those arrested.
In Venezuela there are 1,936 detainees considered political prisoners20 more than last week, when 1,916 people were deprived of liberty for the same reasons, the NGO Foro Penal reported this Friday.
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