Horror in Venezuela: Police were recorded when they executed a person

Two officers of the Bolivarian National Police of Venezuela were arrested and six others are wanted for their alleged connection to thextrajudicial execution of a young man, which was filmed and broadcast on social media.

“The Venezuelan public prosecutor requested and was agreed to a arrest warrant against officials of the PNB-Miranda: Willians Ortega, Félix Villanueva, Chacón, Jean Carlos; Ibarra, Joswual; Maldonado, Robert; and Díaz, José: participants from the extrajudicial execution of Dimilison Guzmán Santaella”, Wrote attorney Tarek Saab on Twitter.

And he added: “Likewise, due to this unfortunate homicide, the arrest warrants were granted against two other officials of PNB-Miranda: Freites Martínez César and Yuster, David Cedeño López.”

The The Bolivarian National Police is the main civil security force in the country and responds to the government of Nicolás Maduro. Saab confirmed that the arrests were ordered after the video was broadcast, recorded from inside the house and apparently without the knowledge of officers. He did not give further details, such as the exact location of the event or the age of the victim.

The two policemen arrested They were charged with “capital homicide”. “The prosecution under our leadership #PERSECUTES AND # EXEMPLARY SANCTIONS all actions that violate human rights,” Saab reiterated.

Venezuela: 12,000 violent deaths per year and 825 extrajudicial executions in 6 months

With 12,000 violent deaths per yearAccording to the NGO Observatorio Venezolano de la Violencia, Venezuela is one of the most dangerous countries in the world, especially with the phenomenon of “mega gangs”, made up of 150, 300 or more criminals who roam freely throughout the country and especially in working-class neighborhoods.

NGOs have regularly denounced violent actions, executions and the lack of discernment of the police in front of this criminality.

According to the NGO Lupa por la Vida, In the first half of this year, 825 extrajudicial executions were recorded in Venezuela by the army and the Bolivarian national police who answer to Nicolás Maduro.

The figure reflects “the high level of police lethality in the country, the exceptional non-use of force and under the principles of differentiated and progressive use and indicates the absence of a citizen security policy aimed at preserving life and causing as little physical damage as possible ”, they denounced.

Venezuela, ruled by Maduro since 2013, is experiencing a social and economic debacle which, according to the latest UN update, has in recent years forced the 6 million people leave the country.