Juan Pablo Guanipa Demands Delcy Rodríguez Release All Political Prisoners

Opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa has strongly urged Venezuelan interim president Delcy Rodríguez to release all political prisoners immediately and without conditions. Guanipa emphasized on the social media platform X that the release must be total, not partial or staggered. He stressed the necessity for "ALL political prisoners" to return to their homes and resume normal lives, denouncing the arrests as unjust persecution lacking legal foundation.

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It is necessary that ALL political prisoners can return to their homes, without restrictions, and try to have a normal life.

Guanipa directly questioned Rodríguez's role in these detentions, stating, "This persecution without crimes, in which you have been an actor and accomplice, is unjustifiable." He advocated for the judicial system to be used as a tool to rectify past actions and to free the thousands of Venezuelans allegedly persecuted. His statement, "Get them all out! Freedom in the face of unjust prison cannot be counted in chapters. It is necessary that ALL political prisoners can return to their homes, without restrictions, and try to have a normal life," encapsulates his firm stance.

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This persecution without crimes, in which you have been an actor and accomplice, is unjustifiable.

This demand comes in the wake of recent developments, including Rodríguez's announcement that 1,046 compatriots had returned home following agreements reached among Venezuelans. Furthermore, on August 14, 131 individuals detained for political reasons were released under alternative precautionary measures, many held at the El Rodeo I maximum-security detention center. The release of political prisoners remains a key point in the ongoing dialogue and negotiation processes between the government and the opposition.

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1,046 connacionales that were deprived of liberty have returned to their homes within the framework of the agreements reached between Venezuelans.