Unitary Platform denounced the arrest of Mayor Yonnhy Liscano

• The opposition coalition calls for compliance with the Barbados Settlement with the discharge of all political prisoners

The Democratic Unitary Platform denounced on its X account (previously Twitter) the arrest of Yonnhy Liscano, mayor of the Ayacucho municipality of Táchira state.

The criticism was a part of an announcement rejecting the arbitrary measures towards mayors and opposition leaders which have occurred in current weeks. The Platform added that it has details about one other arrest warrant towards Rigoberto Ovallos, mayor of the Rómulo Costa municipality.

The political coalition assured that the measures by State safety companies don’t have an effect on the change in political dedication, however moderately consolidate it. The group additionally demanded that the Venezuelan authorities respect the Barbados Settlement and launch political prisoners, together with imprisoned journalists.

That full freedom be granted to all political prisoners, as a result of partaking in politics and reporting just isn’t a criminal offense,” the doc concludes.

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Different detainees

The platform talked about, among the many arbitrary measures taken in current weeks, the arrests of Gabriel Gonzalez, journalist and member of Vente Venezuela, in addition to that of journalist Luis López.

Among the many just lately arrested leaders he additionally named Jeancarlos Rivas of Voluntad Widespread and Juan Iriarte of Vente Venezuela. The coalition alleged that these arrests occurred after conferences with opposition chief Maria Corina Machado.

The Lawyer Normal of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, reported on Wednesday, June 19, that the 4 detainees had been charged with the alleged crimes of incitement to hatred and affiliation.

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Disqualified mayors

The Comptroller Normal of the Republic (CGR) disqualified 10 mayors opponents to carry public workplace. The data was confirmed on Wednesday, June 19 after the disqualification within the Nationwide Electoral Council (CNE) system was made public.

Notifications seem within the CNE information of the mayors explaining that they’re prohibited from holding public workplace. These affected are eight mayors from the state of Trujillo and two from the state of Nueva Esparta.

These disqualified by the Nueva Esparta state are Iraima Vásquez, mayor of the Tubores municipality; and José María Fermín, from the Villalba municipality (the island of Coche). In keeping with the Comptroller Normal of the Republic, each had been disqualified for 15 years, in a pair of resolutions dated Might 14, 2024.

In Trujillo, these affected are Yohanthi Domínguez, mayor of the Carache municipality; Heriberto Materán, from the Motatán municipality; José Leocadio Carrillo, from Urdaneta, and Keiver Peña, from the Sucre municipality. Additionally included are Dilcia Rojas de Oviedo, mayor of the Juan Vicente Campo Elías municipality; Servando Godoy, from the José Felipe Márquez Cañizalez municipality; Francisco Aguilar, from the Andrés Bello municipality; and Wilmer Delgado, from Monte Carmelo.

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