"Five days after the US seized Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela has announced it is releasing an important number of detainees in what the congressional president characterised as a gesture to consolidate peace. Former opposition candidate Enrique Marquez was among those released from prison, according to an opposition statement. It's all over now, Marquez said in a video taken by a local journalist who accompanied him and his wife, as well as another opposition member Biagio Pilieri, who was also released."
"The ministry called the development a positive step in the new phase Venezuela is entering. Spain's foreign minister, Jose Manuel Albares, told the public broadcaster RNE that the dual national being released was Rocio San Miguel, a Spanish-Venezuelan lawyer, activist and human rights defender who was detained in February 2024 and accused by the regime of treason, conspiracy and terrorism in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate Maduro."
"This is an important day because it shows what we have always known: that injustice will not last forever and that truth, although it be wounded, ends up finding its way, she said in an audio message published on social media. It is unclear how many people are being freed. Human rights organisations working in the country estimate that Venezuela holds between 800 and 1,000 political prisoners, most of them detained for taking part in protests after the 2024 election, widely believed to have been stolen by Maduro."
Venezuela announced the release of a significant number of detainees five days after the US seized Nicolas Maduro. Former opposition candidate Enrique Marquez and opposition member Biagio Pilieri were among those freed, and Marquez declared "It's all over now" in a video. Spain confirmed five Spanish nationals were released, including dual national Rocio San Miguel, a lawyer and human rights defender accused of treason, conspiracy and terrorism over an alleged plot against Maduro. Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado hailed the releases as proof that injustice will not last. Human rights groups estimate 800–1,000 political prisoners remain, mostly detained after the contested 2024 election.
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