[News] Venezuela to investigate alleged torture of its citizens in El Salvador jail

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“We regret the absence of an official list that allows us to verify with more precision,” the group said, adding that some lists in circulation had included people not classed as political detainees, people who had already been released and even prisoners who had died. “At Foro Penal we remain in coordination with families working to verify other cases.”

The communications ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment about who was to be released and whether any of them would be subject to house arrest or other alternatives to detention.

The main opposition coalition in Venezuela cheered the release of the prisoners, but said on Sunday that nearly 1,000 people were still in jail in Venezuela for political reasons and that 12 others had been arrested in recent days in what it called a “revolving door” for political prisoners.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/21/venezuela-to-investigate-alleged-torture-of-its-citizens-in-el-salvador-jail