The Venezuelan regime arrested at least 15 teenagers in the state of Anzoátegui last week, accusing them of having celebrated the capture of dictator Nicolás Maduro, according to reports from family members and complaints from a former Venezuelan prosecutor.
According to the report released by former prosecutor and lawyer Zair Mundaray on his X network account, the teenagers, aged between 13 and 17, were detained by agents from the Bolívar Municipal Police and the Bolivarian National Police in neighborhoods such as El Espejo, La Aduana and La Burra, following an anonymous tip that accused them of celebrating Maduro’s capture. According to family members interviewed by local vehicles, the teenagers were participating in festive carnival activities in the region when they were approached by authorities, who accused them of crimes such as “incitement to hatred, association to commit crime and treason against the country”.
After their arrest, the minors were taken to the Las Casitas Neighborhood Detention Center, in the city of Barcelona, where, according to Mundaray’s complaint, the place did not meet minimum hygiene conditions nor was it suitable for the presence of teenagers.
According to information from family members, the teenagers were released in the early hours of Tuesday (13), but remain under precautionary measures, with the obligation to periodically appear in court.
