“We were beaten”: Venezuelans recount the hell of their detention in El Salvador
On Friday, July 18, Salvadoran authorities released the 252 Venezuelan migrants deported by the Trump administration in March after being accused of belonging to the Tren de Aragua criminal gang. Back in Venezuela, they testified about the “human rights violations” they suffered.
“The nightmare is over.” Four months after being deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration for incarceration, the 252 Venezuelan migrants baselessly accused of belonging to the criminal group Tren de Aragua were finally released on Friday, July 18, by the Nayib Bukele regime.
The release is the culmination of months of negotiations between Venezuelan PresidentNicolás Maduro and the U.S. State Department, in exchange for the release of ten U.S. citizens imprisoned in Venezuela.
Following these releases, Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab announced at a press conference on Monday, July 21, the opening of an investigation into the Salvadoran president and two of his collaborators. He accuses them of committing “human rights violations” against Venezuelan citizens, ranging from “sexual abuse to beatings,” inside the Terrorism Containment Center (Cecot), a high-security prison, reports El País América .
The decision follows a wave of testimonies from released migrants alleging torture and inhumane treatment. These accounts began to emerge just hours after their return to the South American country.
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