Venezuela: Suspected Plotters Tortured
(Washington, DC, January 9, 2019) – Venezuelan intelligence and
security forces have detained and tortured military personnel accused of
plotting against the government, Human Rights Watch and the Venezuelan
nongovernmental group Foro Penal said today. Authorities have also detained and
tortured the family members of some suspects in an effort to determine their
whereabouts.
Some detainees were subjected to egregious abuses that amount to torture to force them to provide information about alleged conspiracies. In most cases, members of the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM) or the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN) carried out the arrests.
Some detainees were subjected to egregious abuses that amount to torture to force them to provide information about alleged conspiracies. In most cases, members of the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM) or the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN) carried out the arrests.
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