"A close ally of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Machado, Guanipa had been held in a detention facility in the capital Caracas since his arrest in May 2025. He had been accused by Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello of leading a terrorist plot to sabotage the legislative election that same month. Guanipa's son Ramon posted a video on social media in which he described the kidnapping as an ambush by ten heavily armed, unidentified men."
"Prisoner rights group Foro Penal said 18 people were released on Sunday and that it was verifying additional cases. Machado's political organization said some of its local political organizers as well as her attorney, Perkins Rocha, were among those freed. "Let's go for the freedom of Venezuela!" she posted on X. Machado also posted photos of several of those released, pictured with smiling family members. "We will not rest until every single political prisoner is freed and until all of them return home," Machado said."
Juan Pablo Guanipa, a close political ally of Maria Corina Machado, was kidnapped hours after release from a Caracas detention facility. He had been arrested in May 2025 and accused by Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello of leading a terrorist plot to sabotage the legislative election. Guanipa's son Ramon released a video describing the seizure as an ambush by ten heavily armed, unidentified men. Prisoner rights group Foro Penal reported 18 people freed and said additional cases were being verified. Machado's organization reported local organizers and attorney Perkins Rocha among those freed. Acting President Delcy Rodriguez faces pressure to free hundreds of political prisoners while the government denies holding people.
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