Venezuela Has Released Nearly 2,200 People Under New Amnesty Law, Lawmaker Says
Pastor Richard Puentes hugs his family after his release from the Rodeo detention center, after Venezuelan lawmakers approved a limited amnesty bill for certain prisoners, in Guatire, Venezuela February 23, 2026. (Reuters/Gaby Oraa)
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Nearly 2,200 people have been released from Venezuelan jails since the start of a new amnesty law, lawmaker Jorge Arreaza said on Monday.
Arreaza is president of a commission set up to monitor the implementation of the law, which came into effect on Friday.
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(Reporting by Reuters, Writing by Daina Beth Solomon, Editing by Iñigo Alexander)
