Venezuela has 323 “political detainees” in jail, mostly awaiting trial

Venezuela’s Penal Forum estimates that Nearly three-quarters of all political detainees are awaiting trial for more than two years, the group said on Monday, arguing it is a sign that authorities use pretrial detention as a punishment. Venezuelan law states that pretrial detention cannot last more than that time, Penal Forum’s directors Alfredo Romero and Gonzalo Himiob said in a press conference, noting that 49 of the 323 individuals they consider political prisoners have been detained for longer than that amount of time. Full Text -> MercoPress

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