The opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize 2025, Maria Corina Machadoreleased this Saturday a document from relatives of military prisoners in Green Bouquetwho denounced that some of them are still behind bars despite having served their sentences and, in addition, explained the reasons for the hunger strike they are maintaining in the penitentiary center located in the state of Miranda.
“The relatives of the political prisoners who are on hunger strike in Ramo Verde send me this document. Please help us so that the whole world knows what they are suffering,” Machado expressed through his account on X.
“All of these military citizens have had all their human rights and guarantees violated. With immense courage they have decided to raise their voices through the most extreme resource: the hunger strike,” he stated.
“May this cry for freedom from there, clinging to that fence, be heard throughout the world. They are not alone. Their country accompanies them demanding justice and Freedom!” he pointed out.
What was reported in the document?
The letter, dated November 13 and titled “Communication of Explanation of Reasons”, It is addressed to the competent authorities, international human rights organizations and public opinion.
Through the document, its authors described a situation of legal defenselessness in the National Center for Military Prosecutions (Cenapromil), characterized by procedural delays, files without an assigned court and alleged violations of constitutional guarantees.
Among the most serious complaints is the permanence in prison of officers whose sentences, according to the document, have already expired. The signatories assured that the courts have not issued the corresponding release tickets, an omission that they described as illegitimate deprivation of liberty and contempt of court.
These allegations coincide with the claims of 21 National Guard sergeants linked to the Cotiza case, who began the hunger strike on November 9. According to their relatives, the soldiers finished serving sentences of seven years and nine months on October 24, but they remained imprisoned without their release being carried out.
The text also denounces the existence of judicial cases without a court of destination, which, according to the detainees, prevents them from knowing which judge should hear their files.
to this Added to this is the alleged stagnation of appeals that remain unresolved beyond the legal deadlines, a situation that they consider a violation of the right to a natural judge and procedural guarantees.
Given this panorama, The signatories announced a peaceful and collective protest of an indefinite nature, and they require establishing verifiable work tables and obtaining concrete answers.
Their requests include the immediate release of those who have fully served their sentences and the regularization of files affected by changes of court or judicial delays.
