A plane carrying the freed citizens landed at Prague airport, where family members waited for their arrival. File photograph: Getty ImagesAn Irish citizen imprisoned in Venezuela has been freed and is now in Prague, following a flow of prisoner releases following the United States capture of Nicolas Maduro. Alongside the Irish citizen, Venezuela freed Czech, Hungarian, Dutch and German citizens imprisoned in the country, according to a Reuters report. A plane carrying the freed citizens landed at Prague airport, where family members waited for their arrival. A spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed to The Irish Times it is “aware of the case” involving the Irish citizen and “provided consular assistance to the citizen involved”.
