委内瑞拉临时领导人德尔西·罗德里格斯在与美国总统特朗普于联合国大会期间举行会谈后，于周六早晨释放了数十名政治犯1。这次释放行动随即引发反对派重新发出举行自由选举的呼声，尽管特朗普政府支持罗德里格斯而非反对派领导人马查多，此举被反对派批评为对选举诉求的规避1。
被释放的政治犯包括维尔德·瓦斯克斯，他曾因涉嫌策划谋杀前总统马杜罗于2018年被判五年徒刑1；米格尔·卡斯蒂略·塞德尼奥，自2019年6月以来一直被任意拘留1；以及被关押九年的弗兰克·卡瓦尼亚斯1。人权组织Foro Penal副主席冈萨洛·希米奥表示，大量政治犯从委内瑞拉多个羁押中心获得释放1。
罗德里格斯在联合国大会上重申"委内瑞拉将举行选举"，但未公布具体时间表1。2024年委内瑞拉举行的选举因被广泛指控存在舞弊问题，反对派发布的独立计票显示其候选人得票率达到70%1。Foro Penal指出被释放的政治犯数量仅占该国政治犯总数的不足一半，且罗德里格斯之前曾表示该释放计划"即将结束"1。
Venezuelan authorities released dozens of political prisoners on Saturday morning, following discussions between interim leader Delcy Rodríguez and US President Trump at the United Nations General Assembly 1. The move has reignited opposition calls for free and fair elections, though the Trump administration's backing of Rodríguez rather than opposition leader Machado has drawn criticism from the opposition for sidestepping electoral demands 1.
Among those freed was Wilder Vásquez, who had been serving a five-year sentence since 2018 on charges related to an alleged plot to assassinate former president Maduro 1. Other released detainees included Miguel Castillo Cedeno, held arbitrarily since June 2019, and Frank Cavañas, who spent nine years in detention 1. According to Gonzalo Himioy, vice president of Foro Penal, "a large number" of political prisoners were released from multiple detention centers across the country 1.
At the UN General Assembly, Rodríguez reaffirmed that "Venezuela will hold elections," though she did not specify a timeline 1. This statement comes amid widespread allegations of fraud surrounding Venezuela's 2024 elections, with opposition tallies indicating their candidate received 70 percent of the vote 1. Rodríguez previously indicated the prisoner release program was "nearing completion," yet Foro Penal contends the number freed represents less than half of the country's total political prisoner population 1.
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