The administration of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has arrested human rights activist Rocio San Miguel, the government confirmed Sunday.
Tarek William Saab, Venezuela’s attorney general, wrote in his social media accounts that San Miguel had been arrested on charges of conspiracy against Maduro, but did not offer any details of the supposed case against her.
¡LIBERTAD inmediata para Rocío San Miguel! Los delincuentes que la secuestraron deben pagar por sus delitos. https://t.co/K3hkc1WsLL
— Engelbert González P (@engelbert_lider) February 12, 2024
San Miguel, 57, is a lawyer and rights activist who has specialized in studying Venezuela’s shadowy, often corrupt armed forces.
Saab claimed San Miguel had been linked to a plot to kill Maduro or other officials and attack the armed forces.
San Miguel was arrested Friday at an airport in Caracas, and rights activists say they do not know where she was taken.
“We do not know where she is now,” said Gonzalo Himob, a leader of the rights and civic group Foro Penal, which estimates the Maduro regime is holding 261 political prisoners.
In December, Saab ordered the arrest of a dozen opposition members, including former National Assembly leader Juan Guaidó and three campaign staffers of presidential candidate Maria Corina Machado.
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Venezuelan government has arrested a rights lawyer on vague conspiracy charges
