Venezuela frees jailed activists, ex-presidential candidate
Source: WBAY, ABC affiliate in Green Bay, WI
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government has freed from jail a former presidential candidate and several student activists who were arrested during anti-government protests in 2014.
Former candidate Manuel Rosales was jailed in October 2015 on charges of illicit enrichment upon returning to Venezuela from exile in Peru. A former governor of Zulia state who ran for president in 2006 he was freed before dawn Saturday along with five other activists who opposition groups consider political prisoners.
The most prominent activist released was Gerardo Carrero. He led a group of students who camped for weeks outside the U.N. offices in Caracas to draw attention to a government crackdown on protests blamed for scores of deaths.
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Maybe we are seeing some hope in Venezuela
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