According to the data collected by the NGO, 114 teenagers were arrested and charged with terrorism or treason after the protests against Maduro’s re-election.
Venezuelan authorities have released 86 teenagers, out of a total of 114 detained since the country’s political crisis erupted following the re-election of President Nicolas Maduro, disputed by the opposition, at the end of July, the NGO Foro announced yesterday Sunday. Penal.
“From August 29 to September 1, Foro Penal (could and) verified 86 releases (…) of teenagers (14 to 17 years old) who had been arrested since July 29, in the context of the post-election protests in Venezuela,” it said this organization for the defense of “political prisoners” in the country.
The day before, Foro Penal spoke of 40 paroles and two days earlier another 16.
Of the 86 minors, 74 are boys and 12 are girls. Their releases took place in 14 of Venezuela’s 24 states, including the capital Caracas.
According to the data compiled by the NGO, 114 teenagers were arrested and charged with terrorism or treason after the protests against the re-election of Mr. Maduro, which the opposition denounces as a “massive fraud” by the socialist government.
The authorities have not commented on the arrests of minors, nor the releases. However, they have confirmed the arrests of 2,400 people.
In total, Foro Penal counts 1,581 “political prisoners” and says it continues to receive complaints.
“What this regime is doing is unprecedented in Venezuela. Maduro kidnaps children, violates their rights and their dignity, separates them from their families and condemns them to terror,” Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado complained via Instagram, demanding the release of all teenagers and “politicians prisoners”.
Mr Maduro’s government built two maximum-security prisons, Tokugito and Tocorón, which were long controlled by gangs until law enforcement regained control in 2023.
About 700 prisoners joined the prisons last week, according to the NGO Prison Observatory of Venezuela.
The announcement by the National Electoral Council (CNE) of the re-election of Nicolas Maduro, 61, sparked mass protests that left 27 people dead and 192 injured, according to official figures.
Foro Penal reported last week that there has been an explosion of “political prisoners”, from 199 on the eve of the presidential election to 1,780, adding that this is the highest number in the last 25 years.
Source :Skai
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