The courts of Venezuela decreed the deprivation of liberty against the Venezuelan activist Rocío San Miguel, president of the NGO Citizen Control, detained since last Friday for being “allegedly linked” to a conspiracy plot to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro and other officials, confirmed this Tuesday one of his lawyers.
“The defense team of Rocío San Miguel and other relatives confirms that the judicial deprivation of liberty of the director of Citizen Control was decreed,” reported jurist José González Taguaruco in X.
He indicated that the San Miguel detention place is the headquarters of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN) in El Helicoide, in Caracas.
The defense also confirmed the deprivation of liberty against Alejandro José González Canales, the activist’s ex-partner, whose detention center will be the headquarters of the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (Dgcim).
In another message, González Taguaruco indicated that Miranda Díaz San Miguel, daughter of the activist; Miguel Ángel and Alberto San Miguel, brothers, and Víctor Díaz Paruta, Miranda’s father, who had also been detained, were released with a “prohibition from leaving the country” and “from making statements to the media.”
The Attorney General of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, confirmed this Tuesday that San Miguel was presented on Monday night before the Second Court Against Terrorism, and that the MP requested a measure of deprivation of liberty for her for the “alleged commission of the crimes.” of treason, conspiracy, terrorism and association.
He also highlighted that “preventive” detention was requested for González Canales for the “alleged” commission of the crimes of revelation of political and military secrets concerning the security of the nation, obstruction of the administration of justice and association.
Saab assured that both the activist and her five relatives appear “allegedly involved” in the conspiracy plot called ‘white bracelet’, whose objective was “to attack the life of the head of state, Nicolás Maduro, and other high officials.” .
In the last few hours, the UN Independent International Mission for Venezuela, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and Amnesty International, as well as hundreds of local NGOs, expressed their concern about the detention of San Miguel and have requested the Venezuelan State respect for their rights. EFE
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