Venezuela frees 225 detained in post-election unrest

By AFP
November 18, 2024
A young man arrested during protests after the disputed July 28 presidential election hugs a relative after his release outside the Tocuyito prison in Tocuyito, Carabobo State, Venezuela on November 16, 2024. — AFP
A young man arrested during protests after the disputed July 28 presidential election hugs a relative after his release outside the Tocuyito prison in Tocuyito, Carabobo State, Venezuela on November 16, 2024. — AFP

SAN FRANCISCO DE YARE, Venezuela: Venezuelan authorities freed 225 people this weekend who were detained in protests against the disputed reelection of President Nicolas Maduro in July, the prosecutor´s office said on Sunday.

The releases were “granted and executed for people prosecuted for the violence that occurred after the 28 July elections,” the office said in a statement, after prosecutors launched a large-scale review of their cases.

Human rights group Foro Penal had independently confirmed the release of 107 people by Sunday evening.