Venezuela to release large number
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Venezuela to release large number of prisoners

A "large number" of prisoners are to be released from prisons in Venezuela, Jorge Rodríguez, the speaker of Venezuela's parliament, said on Thursday.

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According to Rodríguez, who is the brother of interim president Delcy Rodríguez, both Venezuelan and international prisoners will be released. It is not clear how many.

The announcement comes after the United States captured President Nicolás Maduro in an attack on the night of January 3.

According to Foro Penal, a human rights group, there are over 800 political prisoners in Venezuela, among them 175 military personnel.

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