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Venezuela has announced an investigation into migrants sent to Salvador prison from the United States have suffered violations of human rights.
More than 250 Venezuelans were repatriated near Caracas on Friday. They were detained in El Salvador since March after their deportation from the United States.
Venezuela General Tarek William Saab said there was “systemic torture” inside prison, which included sexual abuse, daily beating and rotten gated food.
El Salvador is yet to meet the allegations.
During a press conference, Saab presented certificates and images that appear to show detainees with injuries, including bruises and missing teeth. These claims were not checked regardless of the BBC.
Venezuela will investigate El Salvador President Naib Boukele, Justice Minister Gustavo Villato and Prison Head of Osiris Luna Mesa.
The Prosecutor General has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC), the UN Human Rights Council and the relevant bodies in America to “do the same”.
Venezuela is currently facing a lot of
The Venezuelans were deported in March under the Law on Enemies of Alien enemies of 1798, which gives power to the President of the United States to detain and deport natives or citizens of “enemy” nations without usual processes. They were accused of belonging to a gang, something that many men’s relatives and lawyers deny.
They were held at the notorious terrorism retention center known as Cecot, which was originally built to hold accused members of the gang.
The group did not have access to lawyers or their relatives and was last seen in photos issued by the bouquet government who portrayed them, arriving in handcuffed heads, which caused an international protest.
They were released in mid -July by El Salvador in exchange for US citizens held in Venezuela with a senior employee of the Trump administration They tell reporters that they have expanded their “deep, grateful” of a bouquet for facilitating DEAl.
The United States imposed severe sanctions on Venezuela and in May, the Supreme Court ruled that the temporary defense status of Venezuelan citizens could be annulled, affecting about 350,000 people.
