The attorney general of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, speaks at a press conference on November 15, 2024. Photo: EFE.
The attorney general of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, reported that the Public Ministry has requested the review of 225 detention measures in cases related to acts of violence following the presidential elections on July 28.
In a press conference on Friday, November 15, the attorney general stated that the measure results from exhaustive investigations based on new evidence and emphasized that none of the NGOs under investigation had any legal attribution.
He added that during the past months, officials of the Public Ministry have methodologically reviewed each case that could warrant a review of the detention measures.
In this regard, he explained that “those who are responsible for the criminal acts as direct participants will be punished; they will be sanctioned. However, those found to not have been responsible for such acts in the course of an investigation will be subject to a review of the measure.”
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Attorney General’s Office responded to family members of detainees and victims
Saab also highlighted that, on Tuesday and Wednesday, his office responded to the families of detainees across the country, as well as to the families of the deceased and those who were injured in the attacks by “violent political factors who refused to accept the electoral results and called for brutal violence that caused a commotion in the country, resulting in 28 deaths, over 200 injuries, and destruction of some 500 public and private premises.”
After concluding the press conference, the attorney general read the Public Ministry’s statement announcing the decision to review the 225 detention measures.
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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