Venezuelan Political Prisoners Reportedly Transferred from El Helicoide

Reports indicate that political prisoners held at Venezuela's El Helicoide detention center are being transferred to other facilities. The Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners (Clippve) announced that access roads to El Helicoide, the headquarters of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin), were closed on June 3rd. The organization noted that a group of detainees was seen leaving in buses, with some hearing shouts alluding to Tocuyito as a potential destination.

Media outlets, including Tal Cual and Reporte Ya, corroborated these accounts, stating that at least three buses departed the detention center through different exits. Families of the political prisoners had reportedly been warned of arbitrary transfers since midday and were subsequently removed from visiting areas. The situation has fueled concerns about the detainees' whereabouts and health conditions.

Impacto Venezuela also reported testimonies of shouts from within the buses mentioning Tocuyito. Detainees' families gathered outside El Helicoide, protesting the lack of official information. They emphasized that the closure or evacuation of El Helicoide should lead to the release of detainees, not their relocation to other prisons across the country.