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Edmundo González says that freeing the prisoners does not erase their pain and asks for responsibilities

Edmundo González, Venezuelan opposition leader and former presidential candidate, welcomed the release of 131 prisoners announced by the government but stressed that it does not erase their suffering and called for accountability.

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How many political prisoners are held, and is the trend improving? · Full question dossier →

linked by topic terms: political prisoners

What would settle it: Foro Penal's monthly count falling for two consecutive months with named releases.

Evidence state: insufficientas of Sep 13, 2026changed from emerging → insufficientnot yet linked to a tracked event object in our corpus — no source count yet

Edmundo González celebrated the release of 131 prisoners but said it does not erase their pain.

González called for establishing responsibilities and preserving memory of those detained.

Foro Penal confirmed at least 72 political prisoners have been released.

The government announced measures for the release of 131 people on Friday.

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