The President of the National Assembly’s Special Commission for the Development and Implementation of the Amnesty Law, Jorge Arreaza, reported this Wednesday that since the approval of this legal instrument, they have received 6,487 applications from people that seek to receive amnesty.
Arreaza detailed that of these applications, 3,365 were processed through the Public Prosecutor’s Office, 2,971 by the Public Defender’s Office, 127 by the private defense, and 24 through other entities.
He explained that 3,011 applications are still under review to determine if they fall under the 13 categories or acts of violence covered by the Amnesty Law for Democratic Coexistence.
In this balance offered this Wednesday 25 during the National Assembly’s ordinary session, parliamentarian Arreaza also indicated that 185 people who were imprisoned have been released, and has been granted full freedom to 3,266 citizens who were under precautionary measures, such as mandatory reporting regime or house arrest.
«Of those 6,487 requests has been granted full freedom to 3,266 people who were under precautionary measures in their legal proceedings, and as of a couple of hours ago 185 freedoms of people deprived of their liberty, and we are receiving many more requests,» he stated.
Subcommittees for Monitoring the Law:
Arreaza commented that the Special Commission for Monitoring the Application of the Amnesty Law has been organized into three subcommittees.
A first subcommittee is tasked with monitoring this legal instrument, whose main objective is to supervise the application of the law.
The second subcommittee will handle the cases of workers “who have arrived by the dozens,” he said in the plenary session of Parliament.
The third subcommittee is dedicated to special and priority cases, “which includes all cases that can be evaluated in conjunction with the Peace and Coexistence Program,” and will submit recommendations to the justice system.
“The work did not end with the drafting of the Law and its unanimous approval; on the contrary, it was a starting point. This National Assembly is actively monitoring the implementation of the Amnesty Law for Democratic Coexistence,” asserted the parliamentarian.