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Venezuela says about a fourth of people detained in post-election crackdown granted prison release
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FILE - People detained during a government crackdown following anti-government protests against the results of the presidential election walk out of the Yare 3 prison upon their release, in San Francisco de Yare, Venezuela, Nov. 16, 2024. - photo by AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez, File
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Roughly a fourth of the people detained in Venezuela during the civil unrest that followed the July presidential election have been granted prison release orders, the country’s chief prosecutor announced Monday. Attorney General Tarek William Saab said in a statement posted on Instagram that a review of cases linked to the unrest resulted in 533 release “measures sought" by his office and "agreed” upon by the judicial system. It wasn't immediately clear how many of those orders have been executed.