Venezuelan Edmundo González Regrets that ‘Less Than 1% of the Announced Jail Releases Have Been Completed – US Declares National Emergency

Opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia, whose son-in-law is imprisoned in Venezuela, denounced this Saturday that “not even 1% of the announced releases have been achieved” by the Venezuelan regime.  González Urrutia, whom the Venezuelan opposition considers the legitimate winner of the last presidential elections in Venezuela and who has lived in exile in Spain since September 2024, has posted a message on his X account in which he calls for the release of political prisoners in Venezuela.  “Forty-eight hours ago, the release of political prisoners was announced.

Today, the reality is quite different.  Not even 1% of the announced releases have taken place. Meanwhile, families continue to wait. Without clear information.  Without lists.  Without certainty,” he denounces.  González Urrutia makes it clear that “prolonged waiting is not neutral” because “it generates anguish, re-victimizes and deepens the damage already caused by arbitrary detentions and processes without guarantees.”  “Every hour that passes without answers is a new form of violence against families. The responsibility is clear, and time is running out,” says the Venezuelan opposition leader.  Because for González Urrutia, “freedom is not announced. It is implemented” and “human rights are not administered with delays or opacity.” 

The U.S. Declares National Emergency to Protect Venezuela’s Oil Revenues Held by the Treasury

The White House emphasizes that the funds remain the sovereign property of the Venezuelan state, and that the United States holds them only in a custodian capacity.