At least 116 prisoners have been released in Venezuela after their arrests during the presidency of Nicolas Maduro, the government has announced, nine days after the United States abducted Maduro.
Venezuela’s Ministry of Penitentiary Services reported on Monday that the prisoners had been released “in the past few hours.” It followed a similar release a few days ago.
The ministry added that those freed had been “deprived of their liberty for acts associated with disrupting the constitutional order and undermining the stability of the nation”.
However, the Foro Penal group, a human rights organization, contended earlier on Monday that only 41 people had been released, including 24 people freed overnight.
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