"A former Venezuelan military officer accused in the United States of torturing protesters during the 2013 demonstrations against the government of Nicolas Maduro is being held at a migrant detention center in Miami. Former Lieutenant-Colonel Rafael Quero Silva is appealing in immigration court to remain in the U.S., while the legal proceedings against him for human rights violations continue amid the possibility that he could be deported to Venezuela before a decision on his case is reached."
"The five plaintiffs allege that they were subjected to severe beatings, electric shocks, gunshots, and death threats. They also claim to have been held for days without access to food, water, or medical attention, in cramped and unsanitary spaces, in forced positions, and subjected to invasive body searches. Some claim to have suffered serious injuries that required surgery and resulted in permanent disabilities."
Rafael Quero Silva, a former lieutenant-colonel of the Bolivarian National Guard, is detained at a migrant facility in Miami while appealing in immigration court to remain in the United States. Five Venezuelan plaintiffs filed a federal lawsuit alleging Quero Silva commanded Detachment 47 and directed repressive operations during anti-government protests after the 2013 elections. The complaint accuses him of ordering systematic abuses including severe beatings, electric shocks, gunshot wounds, death threats, prolonged deprivation of food, water, and medical care, invasive body searches, and conditions that caused serious injuries and permanent disabilities. The plaintiffs are represented by an international legal team and the case proceeds amid deportation risk.
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