Riot in Cicpc cells in Valencia was repressed with tear gas

Authorities They used tear gas to suppress a riot that took place on Saturday, September 21, in one of the cells of the Municipal Delegation of the Scientific, Criminal and Criminal Investigation Corps (CICPC) of Valencia.

The riot in the CICPC cells began after a protest started by at least 17 detainees to demand respect for their rights and transfer to penitentiary centers because there are many who have already been sentenced, according to the NGO Una Ventana a la Libertad.

A relative confirmed to the NGO that several of the prisoners were affected by the smoke and required medical attention.

Prisoners in the Cicpc cells in Valencia demand that authorities comply with their sentences

Several commissions from the Carabobo Police and the Bolivarian National Police (PNB) showed up at the Valencia Subdelegation (Plaza de Toros), now called the Valencia Municipal Delegation, a few minutes after the protest began.

“They threw tear gas bombs inside. We felt the effects even outside. Since we were with children and teenagers, we had to walk several meters up to avoid the effects,” said a woman.

The relatives of those deprived of their liberty in the Cicpc cells in Valencia ask the courts and the Ministry of Interior and Justice to take into account Prisoners who already have a sentence to be transferred to a prison, since in this way they would begin to receive the benefits mandated by law..

“Moreover, they live here locked up, crammed together because there is not enough space. Some sleep in hammocks and others on the floor. Remember, gentlemen, there are human beings there and their rights must be respected, regardless of the reason for which they are imprisoned. I ask this as a mother because I have a son there,” said a relative.