[Here’s a look at how Venezuela has deteriorated into crisis.] Then “they would separate young men from other family members before shooting them,” the investigators reported. The investigators said they had also documented the execution of six young men carried out during one of the house raids, the killings done as a reprisal for their participation in anti-government demonstrations. Five special forces members were convicted of attempted murder and other offenses in 2018, and another 388 members were under investigation for abuses, according to the report. The report also describes routine abuse by security and intelligence services of people detained for political reasons.

Source: International New York Times July 04, 2019 22:41 UTC