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01.02.26 - 04:48
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Venezuela Unveils Amnesty Bill For Mass Release Of Political Prisoners (ZeroHedge)
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Venezuela Unveils Amnesty Bill For Mass Release Of Political Prisoners
Venezuela's US-backed and CIA-installed interim president Delcy Rodriguez has unveiled a sweeping amnesty bill that could pave the way for the release of hundreds of detainees, in a first major political move since former President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were ousted and whisked off to New York earlier this month.
"We have decided to push ahead with a general amnesty law that covers the whole period of political violence from 1999 to the present day," Rodriguez announced Friday. She issued her address before a who's who of government figures, including judges and federal magistrates, that the National Assembly would take up the bill "with urgency". There are believed to currently be at least 700 inmates deemed political prisoners nationwide.
via Associated Press
"May this law serve to heal the wounds left by the political confrontation fueled by violence and extremism," Rodriguez said ...
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