Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Saturday (March 14, 2026) accused the Caracas government of "selective justice" under its amnesty program, saying her own lawyer had yet to be released. The amnesty law was passed by interim leader Delcy Rodriguez under pressure from Washington after U.S. forces captured former leader Nicolas Maduro in January and took him to New York to face drug trafficking charges. "To selectively deny amnesty is repression. NGOs have also criticized the amnesty law as insufficent and being unfairly applied. The NGO Foro Penal said this month that while 690 political prisoners had been released since Mr. Maduro's ouster, around 500 remain behind bars.

Source: The Hindu March 15, 2026 07:02 UTC