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Venezuela: More than 3,200 People Achieve Full Freedom After the Amnesty Law Comes Into Effect
The law freed 3,231 people, including 3,052 from house arrest, after 4,203 applications were reviewed, though human rights group Foro Penal disputes the count.
- On Tuesday, Venezuela's National Assembly special commission said over 3,200 people have been fully released since the Amnesty Law took effect Feb. 20.
- In the days after the Jan. 3 capture of then-President Nicolás Maduro, Rodríguez's government announced releases targeting former detainees and those previously under house arrest.
- The commission received 4,203 applications and granted full freedom to 3,052 people previously under house arrest plus 179 individuals who were in prison.
- But Venezuela-based prisoners' rights group Foro Penal said it has verified only 91 `political releases`, noted nearly 600 remain detained, and requested review of 232 excluded cases.
- The amnesty excludes people convicted of homicide, drug trafficking, military rebellion or serious human rights violations, with 232 excluded cases under review and nearly 600 ongoing detentions.
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Gonzalo Himiob, founder and vice president of the NGO Foro Penal, which monitors the state of the prisoners, has detailed that on the eve there were another 41 releases, which add up to 7 on Friday, 15 on Saturday and another 46 on Sunday.
The NGO, which leads the defense of political prisoners, said it has verified a hundred releases of detainees since last Friday.
At the same time, Caracas emphasizes that the amnesty is not automatic, those released must come to court, where a hearing in their case will be held.
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