CARACAS.- The Minister of the Interior and secretary of the political party of the Venezuelan regime, Diosdado Hair, He pointed out that the release of the prisoners politicians is not part, until now, of the agenda at the table dialogue between Chavismo and the opposition under the auspices of the United States.
“Releases? (…) That has not been touched there, it has never been touched,” Cabello responded on Monday, after being consulted at a press conference.
The Chavista leader maintained that they are “very respectful of this dialogue table” and “totally” support the head of the government delegation, Jorge Rodríguez. Rodríguez presides over the National Assembly (AN) elected in 2020 and is the brother of the president in charge, Delcy Rodríguez.
“Whatever is discussed at the table, we support,” Minister Cabello insisted, in statements broadcast on the state channel Venezuelan Television (VTV).
The head of the opposition delegation, Dinorah Figuera, He said on Saturday that he considers the freedom of political prisoners to be part of the dialogue although it is not officially included on the agenda.
“The issue of political prisoners, even when it is not on the table, (…) is an issue on the table, for me it is an issue on the table that the political prisoners are released and it is a moral commitment (…) to continue fighting for you,” said Figuera.
344 political prisoners
The NGO Foro Penal registered 344 political prisoners in Venezuela until September 18. Of this group, 200 detainees are civilians and 144 are military. In addition, 153 have been convicted.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said last week that Delcy Rodríguez achieved a “truce” after years of repression, but Venezuela requires urgent institutional reforms.
“There is a pause in the repression,” said Federico Borello, deputy executive director of HRW, after meeting with the president in Caracas on Thursday. A delegation from the International NGO returned to Venezuela after being expelled in 2008 by Hugo Chávez.
