Venezuelan Police Officer Dies in Custody Amid Questionable Official Account
Edison José Torres Fernández, a Venezuelan police officer held since December, died reportedly of a stroke and cardiac arrest in custody. Human rights groups question the official narrative, highlighting ongoing abuses under Maduro’s regime.
In a troubling development that underscores the brutal realities faced by political detainees under Venezuela’s authoritarian regime, Edison José Torres Fernández, a 52-year-old officer of the Bolivarian National Police (PNB), has died while in state custody. Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab reported that Torres Fernández suffered a cerebrovascular event followed by cardiac arrest and passed away at Caracas’s Hospital Dr. Domingo Luciani. According to official statements, Torres Fernández was swiftly transported to medical care after sudden health deterioration and admitted with vital signs intact. Yet human rights organizations and opposition figures challenge this version of events, pointing to a...
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