Our Cuban Inheritance: SEBIN, The Political Police

It is painful to read the letter sent by three Venezuelan activists and political prisoners who are currently suffering human rights violations in prison in Caracas known as “Coffin."

These young and courageous men were a part of “Operation Freedom,” a Venezuelan organization that opposes the Nicolas Maduro regime. Lorent Gómez Saleh, Gabriel Valles, and Gerardo Carrero are in a Cuban-style prison in the capital city of Venezuela.According to their parents, who are the only people allowed to visit them, these young men are kept isolated from each other. They are kept in a small cells, painted all in white, with a cement bed and extremely cold temperatures. They have not had access to sunlight in months and are becoming more and more ill from cold and isolation.

The Maduro regime accuses them of being part of “violent protests” which took place four years ago. Last year the three young men who were under house arrest, escaped to Colombia seeking refuge.  In a shameful move, the Colombian  government deported  them and returned then to the abuses and tortures that come with political imprisonment and dictatorship in Venezuela. Lorent Gomez Saleh,Gabiriel Valles and Gerardo Carrero are standing firm with their convictions and are asking the Venezuelan people to stand firm with them for freedom and democracy in Venezuela.