The letter from a political prisoner to his mother from Tocorón

«I can’t stand this situation anymoreI say goodbye to my entire family, I love them and from heaven I will take care of them all. It’s no use to me to be alive if I can’t enjoy my son and my loved ones,” that is part of the letter that Carlos Eduardo Valecillo Ramírez wrote to him, post-election political prisonerconfined in Tocorón, to his mother, in which expresses the suffering he has suffered since being detained.

«Mother blessing, I am very sorry for putting you through this whole situation, it was not my intention to put you through this suffering. I am writing these short letters to ask you to take good care of my son, I entrust it to you. That my whole family takes care of me and that I study hard. Tell my son that I will never abandon him, that I will always be in his heart and that from heaven I will always take care of him. I say goodbye to this world and to everyone, but I can’t stand these thoughts anymore and the decision is not to suffer anymore,” adds the letter that was shared by the Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners.

ATTENTION | #6Dec | Carlos Eduardo Valecillo Ramírez, post-election political prisoner, held in #Stumpfor whom specialized medical attention was requested that he has not received, writes this letter to his mother in which he expresses the suffering he is experiencing and his desire to get rid of… https://t.co/NlTOQBlCfT pic.twitter.com/DXhCYdgmJv

— Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners. (@clippve) December 6, 2024

The political prisoner has an anxiety crisis

The organization reported that despite requesting specialized medical attention for Valecillo Ramírez, still not receiving it.

«We ask the authorities to act as quickly as possible in the case of this young man who until now has been denied medical care, since the State is obliged to guarantee the right to health and life of people deprived of their rights. freedom. Furthermore, we ask that his case be reviewed so that he is granted an alternative measure of freedom and can return to the side of his son and his mother,” said the Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners.

The detainee has abscesses on his face that have caused deformities and fever, in addition to suffer anxiety attacks during detention.

«We demand to stop this horror against so many poor and innocent people. We demand the immediate release of Carlos Eduardo Valecillo Ramírez. It is unfair what he and his family are experiencing. Carlos is innocent, he is not a terrorist,” the NGO added.

They ask the Catholic Church to intercede for the release of political prisoners

Relatives of political prisoners in Venezuela, detained by state security agencies in post-election protests, asked this Thursday the Catholic Church to intercede for their release before Christmas.

“I ask the Church to please also intercede for the release of political prisoners, since it is an entity that believes in freedom, that believes in justice, because that is the message that our Lord Jesus Christ gave us,” he expressed. Yovanka Ávila, sister of the detained Henryberth Rivas, during a mass and vigil outside a temple in western Caracas.

The non-governmental organization Foro Penal, which leads the defense of political prisoners in Venezuela, reported on Thursday that 1,905 people remain imprisonedmost of them detained after the July 28 elections in which Maduro was proclaimed the winner by the National Electoral Council, a result indicated as fraudulent by the majority opposition and a good part of the international community.

The Penal Forum specified that 1,863 are adults and 42 adolescents between 14 and 17 years of age. To date, 149 people have been convicted.

International organizations have demanded the freedom of all political prisoners, as they defend the right to protest and freedom of expression. However, a wave of persecution was unleashed in the country against those who expressed ideals contrary to the Maduro government.

Those who are imprisoned face violations of their human rights due to the conditions in which they are found or the treatment they receive from security officials.

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