The Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubio, has positively assessed this Saturday the recent release of more than 130 people who until a few days ago were imprisoned in Venezuela for political and ideological reasons, in the context of the amnesty bill presented last January.
"The recent release of more than 130 political prisoners in Venezuela is a crucial step for the nation's reconciliation process," the American president highlighted through a post on his social media.
Rubio has emphasized that, since January 3, 1,046 people have been released in the South American country. At the same time, he indicated that Washington continues "monitoring" the situation after the detention in Caracas of former president Nicolás Maduro in January and his subsequent extradition to New York.
"As we continue to advance in the three-phase plan, the United States continues to closely monitor the process led by Venezuela of in-person talks with the interim authorities," he stated.
The measure is framed within the amnesty bill announced at the end of January by the acting president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez. The initiative targets prisoners who remain in the country's jails for political and ideological reasons and also includes the closure of the Helicoide facilities, a detention center managed by the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN) and denounced by the Venezuelan opposition as a place of torture against dissenters, with the intention of transforming it into a cultural and sports space.