El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has suggested a controversial prisoner swap with Venezuela, offering to repatriate 252 Venezuelans held in his country's prisons in exchange for political prisoners detained by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Bukele's proposal highlights the disparities in the treatment of detainees, arguing that the Venezuelan political prisoners are unjustly imprisoned for opposing the government. Reaction from Venezuela included skepticism, with Attorney General Saab labeling the plan as cynical and requesting detailed information about the Salvadoran detainees.
Bukele has proposed a prisoner swap that would exchange Venezuelans deported from the U.S. for political prisoners in Venezuela, highlighting the humanitarian aspects.
He expressed willingness to repatriate 252 Venezuelans in exchange for an equal number of Venezuela's political prisoners, emphasizing the injustices faced by those jailed under Maduro.
Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab called Bukele's proposal cynical, demanding proof of life and medical reports for their detained individuals.
Bukele criticized Maduro's regime, pointing out that the opposition political prisoners have committed no crimes, only standing against electoral fraud.
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