They deny audio about the death of Williams Dávila: “He remains incommunicado”
The situation of Former Venezuelan representative Williams Dávila has generated concern in public opinion. This Monday an audio was released in which supposedly the political leader He denied versions about his death and claimed that he has cancer. However, his family denied the information that circulated on social networks.
“Dear friends, an audio is circulating where my father supposedly denies rumors about his death. I want to clarify that that voice does not belong to my father. He remains incommunicado and has no possibility of sharing audios. The only official information is that provided by my family Dávila Barrios and Dávila Valeri,” published William Dávila Valeri, son of the leader of Acción Democrástica, on the social network X.
Dear friends, an audio is circulating where supposedly my father @williamsdavila denies rumors about his death. I want to clarify that that voice does not belong to my father. He remains incommunicado and has no possibility of sharing audios. The only information…
— William DavilaValeri (@ieWilliamDavila) November 25, 2024
Davila He has been detained for 110 days by the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin) and is in custody in a hospital center in Caracasawaiting trial.
Dávila is incommunicado and without the right to private defense
After the arrest of the former parliamentarian by state security officials on August 8 during a vigil for political prisoners in Los Palos Grandes, Caracashis defense has presented briefs to the Public Ministry and the Ombudsman’s Office to demand precise information from the opponent and denounce the impossibility of exercising an effective judicial remedy.
“He was denied the right to file a habeas corpus and none of the investigations that we have requested have been successful,” reported lawyer Ezequiel Monsalve, legal coordinator of Defend Venezuela, to The National.
Monsalve also denounced Dávila’s return to El Helicoide on October 16.
“Mr. Dávila was taken without a court order or justification to Sebin Helicoide, without a medical discharge, which put his health at risk, returning to the clinic the next day. However, the preliminary hearing did not take place and we are still waiting,” he said.
He added that the conditions of detention of the political leader have not changed and that the public defender assigned by the State has not taken steps to complete his defense.
“Until now the same conditions have been maintained, he has not been allowed to appoint a trusted defender or participate in the investigation phase of his case,” said the lawyer.
Regarding the patient’s condition and his stay in the hospital, the legal coordinator of Defiende Venezuela stated: “It corresponds to a less burdensome measure that the State must grant to prevent his return to the detention center due to his delicate health condition.”
International support
Dávila has received support from the national and international community. Leaders and human rights organizations have demanded his immediate release.
“We demand that Williams Dávila be released and provided with the medical assistance he so urgently requires. The dictatorial regime of Maduro is responsible for his well-being and that of all other political prisoners in Venezuela,” said Luis Almagro, secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), in a statement through his social network X this weekend.
We demand that Williams Dávila be released and that he be provided with the medical assistance that he so urgently requires. Maduro’s dictatorial regime is responsible for his well-being and that of all other political prisoners in #Venezuela https://t.co/r3QCBZ4Pgd
— Luis Almagro (@Almagro_OEA2015) November 23, 2024
Senator Rick Scott, of the Republican Party, spoke about the opponent’s case and described Nicolás Maduro as a “monster” who will stop at nothing to silence democracy activists.
“I am deeply concerned about Dávila’s critical state of health after months of unjust imprisonment by the illegitimate Maduro regime. The world is watching closely. “It is in Maduro’s interest to release Dávila and the thousands of hostages he has held hostage sooner rather than later!” Scott warned.
Nicolás Maduro is a monster who will stop at nothing to silence brave democracy activists like @williamsdavila.
I am deeply concerned about Dávila’s critical health condition after months of unjust imprisonment by Maduro’s illegitimate regime.
The world is closely watching. Item…
— Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) November 23, 2024
On August 14, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) issued a resolution to monitor and modify the precautionary measures, in which it expressed deep concern about the leader’s situation.
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