The number of deaths only dates back to Monday, while the number of arrests is expected to rise as the hours go by.
Alfredo Romeroexecutive director of the Criminal Forum of Venezuelaassured the demonstrations and subsequent repressions, In rejection of the result of the elections held on Sunday, they left a balance of 11 deadonly on Monday, and from 177 arrested.
“We are extremely concerned about the use of firearms in the demonstrations,” said the lawyer, while asking for an investigation “in relation to all these cases.”
Romero also expressed his concern about the fact that Two of the deceased were minors. This is a 15-year-old boy from the state of Zuliaand a 16-year-old teenager in the state of Yaracuy.
In line with that, he assured that Most of the 11 people who died were young.
As for the 177 detainees, most of them occurred in the Capital district and the number is expected to rise as the hours go by.
Protests in Venezuela over election results
Multiple protests have broken out in Caracas and in much of the country in rejection of the official results, which in some cases were met with repression by police and military forces.
demonstrations in Venezuela
While the opposition claims that the demonstrations are “spontaneous and legitimate expressions”the Government calls them “criminals” and “terrorists”, while denouncing a coup “forged anew” by “extremist right-wing fascist factors.”
Source: Ambito
