Venezuela's only mainstream center-right party, Vente Venezuela, Presented Evidence emerged over the weekend that the socialist government has arbitrarily detained more than 120 minors as part of an ongoing crackdown on dissent following the sham presidential elections on July 28.
Nationwide protests have erupted in Venezuela after the regime-controlled National Electoral Center (CNE) declared socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro the “winner” of a fake election on July 28. The CNE, a group loyal to Maduro, claims the socialist dictator was “re-elected” for a third consecutive six-year term, but has refused to release any voter data or documentation of any kind to support the alleged “results.”
The Maduro regime has used the National Guard, the Bolivarian National Police and other branches of the socialist regime's security services, especially ColectivosAn armed socialist gang that serves President Maduro directly.
The crackdown resulted in more than 2,400 arbitrary arrests. detention At least 25 Deaths (number) As of last week, Venezuela's Attorney General Tarek William Saab Claimed He said last week that none of the deaths were the result of Maduro's security forces, because his office had not received “a single complaint” against state security forces.
Foro Penal, a Venezuelan non-governmental organization Reported On August 18, it announced that it had identified and confirmed the identities of 1,503 people who had been arbitrarily arrested. 129 They were young people between 14 and 17 years old.
Vente Venezuela, led by opposition leader María Corina Machado, cited several known cases of teenagers who were arrested for posting on social media, including that of José David Crespo, a 14-year-old boy who was detained on July 30 during a protest with his father, Israel Crespo, in the municipality of Carora, Lara state.
The child's mother, Marbeline Camacaro, denounced the arbitrary detention of her son in a video posted on social media, explaining that he was first detained at a National Guard post and then transferred to the Manzano Juvenile Detention Center in Barquisimeto on August 10, while his father remains in custody at the National Guard post.
“My son is innocent. He is studying. He is 14 years old. I ask for justice, I ask for my son's release,” the mother said at the end of the video.
#24 ago #detentionpic.twitter.com/DLZksnrFXU
Marbelin Camacarro got her freedom on the day of her 14th birthday, José David Crespo, Carola, Lara. Sue Padre, Israel Crespo, Choose Freedom during the post-election activities #30July…— Report Ya (@ReporteYa) August 24, 2024
Vente Venezuela also presented the case of a 16-year-old girl known as “Rau”, explaining that the minor was detained on August 14 in the municipality of Carupano, Sucre state, following threats by local officials and is facing charges of “incitement to hatred”.
16 years later, activities in Carpano, facilities in Sculler #14 years agoin the municipality of Alcaldia, Bermudez, thoroughly condemn public functions.
This is an attack by incitement. Get your freedom, familiar people, Lau! pic.twitter.com/eDgFBihtXI
— DDHH Vente Venezuela (@VenteDDHH) August 24, 2024
In the follow-up postThe centre-right party condemned the attack, saying the 16-year-old girl, who suffered a nervous breakdown and despair, had been diagnosed with health problems and was taken to a local hospital, where an EEG revealed she had brain damage and remains hospitalised.
Actual fraud may have occurred in 100 years time, permanently.
You will never be in a dangerous situation, you will never have to face an emergency or have to plan for one.
— DDHH Vente Venezuela (@VenteDDHH) August 24, 2024
“She was watched by police officers and put on trial without the right to counsel,” the post read.
“This situation reflects the more than 100 children currently unjustly detained in prison,” Bente Venezuela said. continuation “Not only are their rights being violated, but their growth and goals are being hindered,” another post said.
Outlets in Venezuela El Pitazo Reported On Saturday, one of 129 arbitrarily detained children was released by a judge in the city of Barinas as a precautionary measure. The minor, identified only as a 15-year-old boy, had been held for three weeks on “terrorism” charges.
According to reports, five days before his release, the minor suffered facial paralysis and was rushed to the hospital. El Pitazo The boy's father, who is reportedly outside Venezuela, has started a campaign to have his son released. The boy must appear in court every eight years and is banned from leaving the country.
El Pitazo According to estimates by the non-governmental organization ProveA, the Maduro regime has exceeded the figures for repression recorded under other dictatorships in South America, such as Chile's Augusto Pinochet, noting that “never again did the Maduro regime count 150 detainees per day between September and December 1973.”
At the request of President Maduro, the Venezuelan Supreme Court (TSJ) is composed of socialist judges who are openly loyal to President Maduro. The verdict was given Last week, it said it supported the CNE results and the dictator's “victory” after “reviewing” voter data provided by the regime-controlled electoral authorities. The CNE had not released the data as of press time. Venezuelan state media Reported Last week, the CNE said it was not releasing voter data, claiming that this was because it had been compromised by a “cyber attack.”
The international community has cast doubt on Maduro's alleged “victory” in part because Venezuela's opposition released copies of more than 80% of the fake election vote tallies collected at local polling stations on election day, showing that opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez, a 74-year-old former diplomat, defeated Maduro in a landslide victory.
Christian K. Caruso is a Venezuelan author documenting life under socialism. You can follow him on Twitter. here.
