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Edison Torres Fernández, a former Venezuelan police officer accused of treason, died this Sunday in custody of the regime amid the releases.
Torres Fernández "died in Zone 7 of the National Police, Boleita, Miranda state. He was 52 years old and an officer of the Portuguesa State Police with over 20 years of service," reported on X by the Realidad Helicoide account.
"He was arrested on December 9, 2025, for political reasons and was charged with treason against the fatherland and conspiracy to commit a crime. We demand that all political prisoners be released immediately," they added.
After the news broke, the Venezuelan Prosecutor's Office stated that the political prisoner died on Saturday due to "a sudden decompensation."
“He was immediately transferred to the medical center, arriving with vital signs and receiving timely care from medical personnel. However, he suffered a cerebrovascular event followed by cardiac arrest, which led to his death,” reads a statement from Tarek William Saab.
The opposition organization Vente Venezuela stated that "this death is neither fortuitous nor accidental. It is a crime committed directly by the Venezuelan regime, which is fully responsible for ensuring the physical integrity and life of every person deprived of liberty."
Eight prisoners have died "in custody of the regime" since July 2024 "in a context marked by inhumane conditions of confinement, prolonged isolation, torture, and cruel treatment," the organization detailed.
Release of political prisoners
Yesterday, the opposition figure Edmundo González Urrutia reported that the chavista regime has not achieved “even 1% of the political prisoner releases.”
“Meanwhile, families continue to wait. Without clear information. Without lists. Without certainties,” he added.
González spoke about his daughter Mariana González, whose husband, Rafael Tudares Bracho, has been imprisoned for a year under the Chavista regime.
“My daughter has been present every day, accompanying and being accompanied by mothers, fathers, daughters, and sons who are not asking for privileges. They demand the fulfillment and respect of fundamental rights,” said the elected president exiled in Spain.
"The extended wait is not neutral. It generates anguish, revictimizes, and deepens the damage already caused by arbitrary detentions and processes lacking guarantees. Freedom is not announced; it is executed. Human rights are not managed with delays or opacity. Every hour that passes without answers is a new form of violence against families. The responsibility is clear, and time is running out," he concluded.
On Saturday afternoon, news emerged about the release of nurse Yanny Esther González Terán after five months in prison.
Earlier, Virgilio Laverde, the youth coordinator of the party Vente Venezuela (VV) in the Bolivar state, Didelis Raquel Corredor, assistant to the opposition activist Roland Carreño, who is also detained, as well as Antonio Gerardo Buzzetta Pacheco, an Italian-Venezuelan citizen "arbitrarily detained" since September 30, 2024, were released, confirmed El País.
Family Protest
This Saturday, there was also a protest by families of political detainees near El Helicoide, one of the most emblematic detention centers in the country, demanding that the release of the remaining political prisoners be carried out.
Family members gathered at the entrance of El Helicoide and other prisons to report that they have still not received clear official information about who and how many political prisoners will be released, nor has the release of any new individuals been confirmed beyond the symbolic numbers announced so far.
"We don't know anything," stated the protesters, accompanied by members of the Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners (CLIPPVE), who have remained gathered while waiting for official confirmations and are demanding the release of all prisoners of conscience.
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