Venezuelan political prisoner Gilberto Sojo regained his freedom after six months in detention

Venezuelan National Assembly deputy Gilberto Sojo was released on Friday evening, detained by the police of the Nicolás Maduro regime six months ago.

“MP Gilberto Sojo was released from prison after more than 6 months in prison unfairly for political reasons”, He pointed to the Popular Will party on his Twitter account, of which incumbent Juan Guaidó is a member and to which Sojo belongs. .

“Gilberto is a social leader who has dedicated his life to the freedom of this country”, added the statement.

The movement, led by exiled leader Leopoldo López, He also demanded the release of all political and persecuted prisoners of the Chavista regime.

Sojo He was arrested on February 25 this year by officials of the Special Action Forces of the Bolivarian National Police (FAES-PNB), a body that the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has called on the Venezuelan state to dissolve.

Exit It occurs in the middle of the day of negotiation meetings between the opposition and the Chavist dictatorship taking place in Mexico.

Deputy had already been arrested in 2014 and released in 2017 with a humanitarian measure, after weeks of hospitalization when he has heart problems. At the time, the United Nations International Mission to Investigate Human Rights Violations in the Latin American country expressed concern about his detention.

MEXICO MEETING

The regime of Nicolás Maduro and the United Platform of Venezuela, which brings together the main opposition parties, on Friday began a new cycle of meetings in Mexico City, the scene of some contacts they concluded with a “protocol of agreement “under the arm and what tangible progress towards political agreements should start to emerge.

The two delegations met from 3:00 p.m. local time (8:00 p.m. GMT), according to sources close to this dialogue table, moderated by Norway and with the support of Mexico.

A suite of 11 people led by Jorge Rodríguez, Speaker of the ruling Parliament and Maduro’s henchman, arrived Friday afternoon at Benito Juárez airport in Mexico City.

“We come with deep expectations. We have received instructions from President Nicolás Maduro to focus on restoring the economic guarantees that have been stolen from the Venezuelan people “Rodríguez said in statements on state television VTV.

The opposition, for its part, arrived in Mexico with changes: the leader Freddy Guevara – a close associate of opposition leader Juan Guaidó – will replace Carlos Vecchio, Guaidó’s representative in the United States, whose presence generated unease in the official bloc, confirmed to the AFP a source close to the negotiation.

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