The Venezuelan activist Javier Tarazona, was admitted to a hospital this Thursday, due to a worsening of his health. Later, he was returned to the El Helicoide detention center. The information was released this Thursday by the director of the NGO Foro Penal, Gonzalo Himiob.
«To the already serious pathologies of Javier Tarazona, director of Fundaredes, type II venous insufficiency is added. He was transferred to a hospital and returned to El Helicoide. He needs urgent medical treatment, “Himiob wrote on his account. Twiter.
Javier Tarazona
Tarazona was the main voice of denunciation in the conflict unleashed in March 2021 between the Armed Forces and a dissident group of the FARC in Apure.
The activist has been detained since July 2021 and Amnesty International classified him in December as a “prisoner of conscience” and demanded his release.
Fundaredes has denounced on several occasions the deterioration of the health of its director, who was initially arrested along with his brother Rafael Tarazona and also the activist Omar de Dios García. These two activists were later released from prison.
The three activists were arrested when they went to the headquarters of the Prosecutor’s Office in Coro, capital of Falcón state, to denounce that harassment and persecution by police officials, agents of the Bolivarian Intelligence Service (Sebin) and unidentified individuals, according to the complaint. then foundations.
All of them are accused of terrorism, incitement to hatred and “treason”.
#13Ene To the already serious pathologies of @javiertarazona from @FundaREDES_ Type II venous insufficiency is added. He was transferred to a hospital and returned to El Helicoide. You need urgent medical treatment.
— Gonzalo Himiob S. (@HimiobSantome) January 13, 2022