A sentence ruled in favor of the lawyer Carlos Morrón, for damages to his family who was detained in 2018 in Venezuela.
A federal judge in Miami, United States, awarded $153 million in damages to the family of Venezuelan lawyer Carlos Marrón, who was imprisoned in Venezuela, for “working” as an alleged “financial terrorist.”
This measure comes following Marrón, upon leaving for the United States following his release, denounced to The Associated Press (AP) agency in 2021 the humiliation, abuse and torture he suffered during his stay in prison.
His case was exposed in the report of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, where it was determined that he had been arbitrarily detained for allegedly operating the website dolarpro.com, which published the so-called exchange rate “black market” in Venezuela, which is considered a crime by the government.
Marrón had traveled from the United States to Venezuela in April 2018 following receiving a call that his father had been kidnapped by state officials.
Upon stepping on the Maiquetía International Airport, Marrón was arrested by the Venezuelan military counterintelligence unit.
“Perhaps he is willing to destroy more than 30 million Venezuelans,” were the words of the Attorney General of the Republic, Tarek William Saab, in a televised speech.
In the AP publication, where Marrón recounted his experience, it was learned that the agents forced him to confess to having operated the website.
When he refused, the beatings, suffocation and other torture began, according to El Diario.
During the two years of detention, Marrón assured that the torture continued. He was accused of financial crimes, however, he was never tried, until without clear reasons he was released.
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The ruling in favor of the Venezuelan family is the second of its kind in recent months.
In September 2022, another federal judge awarded $73 million to the family of opposition councilor Fernando Albán, who died following falling from the 10th floor of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin) building. This case was described as a “murder for hire” by the US court.
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