On Friday, the Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado condemned the death of Jesus Manuel Martinez Medinamember of his political team in the state of Anzoateguiwho died while in custody of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN).
Machado described the incident as “one more crime” of the regime Nicolas Maduro and held the government directly responsible for the inhumane conditions in which Martínez was detained.
”He has died, in the hands of the regime, Jesus Manuel Martinez Medinamember of our team at Aragua of Barcelonastate of Anzoategui. One more crime Maduro and his regime. He died at their hands, he died because of the inhumane conditions in which he was held hostage.“, he expressed Machado through their social networks.
Martínez He suffered from diabetes and a heart problem, according to Machado. Before his arrest, he served as a “table witness” in the presidential elections on July 28 in Aragua of Barcelonaelections marked by allegations of fraud against dictator Nicolás Maduro.
According to the story of Machado, Martínez He was arrested at his home by agents of the SEBIN the night of July 29, without search warrant or legal justification. After being arrested, he was transferred to cells in Anzoategui that the leader described as “subhuman.”
Machado denounced that the precarious hygienic conditions in the cells significantly aggravated the health of Martínez. “He was under such precarious hygienic conditions that he had necrosis in both legs,” he explained. Furthermore, he stated that Martínez He suffered ill-treatment during his detention.
For its part, the Prosecutor’s Office of the Maduro regime He assured, in writing, that during his internment, Martinez Medina He received “due medical attention” and treatments corresponding to his condition. They also highlighted that he had been admitted to the hospital on October 11.
”Despite being preventively deprived of liberty, he had been hospitalized since October 11, due to suffering from type 2 diabetes. It is worth noting that throughout that time he had proper medical attention. and he was given the medications and other treatments that his health condition warranted,” the statement said.
Likewise, from the regime prosecutor’s office They stressed that institutions linked to the justice system guarantee respect for the constitutional rights of detainees, including access to health.
In the document, the regime maintains that the arrest occurred on August 2 due to “his participation in the violent acts committed” after the questioned presidential elections, in which the dictator Nicolas Maduro was proclaimed the winner.
It is important to mention that after the presidential elections, Venezuela is going through a political crisis characterized by protests and strong repression by the Chavista regime.
According to NGO figures, 1,848 documented cases of arrests were identified after the elections, including that of Martínez Medina. Among these are 69 teenagers and dozens of womenmost accused of “terrorism”
(With information from EFE)
