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1083. On 4 August 2015, President Maduro announced, “in the days to come, we will
continue to expand operations to all the states in the country, to all communities, to continue
liberating and protecting the people”.1921
1084. On 10 November 2015, the Public Prosecutor’s Office opened ex officio a formal
investigation against several of the officials who participated in the 13 July operation. Several
members of security forces were charged as a result:
• Four PNB agents with intentional homicide1922 and misuse of service weapon1923 for
the deaths of Kelvin Jesús Istúriz Rondón, Yorángel José Lezama Ramos, Jonathan
Antonio Pérez and José Gregorio Sánchez.1924
• Several PNB officials with intentional homicide1925 and misuse of service weapon1926
for the deaths of Ricardo Antonio Ordaz Clemente.1927
• CICPC officers with intentional homicide1928 and misuse of service weapon1929 for the
death of Alberto José Rausseo Fernández.1930
• Five SEBIN officers with intentional homicide1931 and misuse of service weapon1932
for the deaths of Nelson Enrique Díaz, Carlos Eneisis Bejarano Rodríguez, Edison
José Alcalá and Jorge Luis Castro.1933
1085. The Mission had access to the case file on the deaths of Nelson Enrique Díaz, Carlos
Eneisis Bejarano Rodríguez, Edison José Alcalá and Jorge Luis Castro. The initial court
appearance occurred on 3 March 2016 and charges were presented on 15 July 2016. The file
was last updated on 3 March 2017. According to the case file, the trial was scheduled for 19
July 2017.1934 However, the Mission does not have information about whether the trial
actually took place.
1086. The Mission contacted the Government requesting a status update in this case on 7
August 2020. At the time of writing, it had not received a response.
The 10 May 2016 OLP
1087. At 4.36 p.m. on 10 May 2016, the Minister of the Interior announced at a press
conference that an OLP was in progress, having started at 8.00 a.m. that morning in the
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Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Comunicación y la Información, GNB transita el camino de las
transformaciones profundas por la seguridad del pueblo, 4 August 2015, available at:
http://www.minci.gob.ve/gnb-transita-el-camino-de-las-transformaciones-profundas-por-laseguridad-del-pueblo/.
Criminal Code, art. 405 and ff.
Criminal Code, art. 277-283. Law for Disarmament and Control of Arms and Ammunition, art. 115.
Public Prosecutor’s Office, Actuaciones del Ministerio Público relacionadas con los OLP (julio 2015marzo 2017), pp. 22-23, available at: https://es.scribd.com/document/360500346/Informe-delMinisterio-Publico-sobre-OLP-2017#from_embedAc.
Criminal Code, art. 405 and ff.
Criminal Code, arts. 277-283. Law for Disarmament and Control of Arms and Ammunition, art. 115.
Public Prosecutor’s Office, Actuaciones del Ministerio Público relacionadas con los OLP (julio 2015marzo 2017), pp. 22-23, available at: https://es.scribd.com/document/360500346/Informe-delMinisterio-Publico-sobre-OLP-2017#from_embedAc. Ibid.
Criminal Code, art. 405 and ff.
Criminal Code, arts. 277-283. Law for Disarmament and Control of Arms and Ammunition, art. 115.
Public Prosecutor’s Office, Actuaciones del Ministerio Público relacionadas con los OLP (julio 2015marzo 2017), pp. 22-23, available at: https://es.scribd.com/document/360500346/Informe-delMinisterio-Publico-sobre-OLP-2017#from_embedAc.
Criminal Code, art. 405 and ff.
Criminal Code, art. 277-283. Law for Disarmament and Control of Arms and Ammunition, art. 115.
Public Prosecutor’s Office, Actuaciones del Ministerio Público relacionadas con los OLP (julio 2015marzo 2017), pp. 22-23, available at: https://es.scribd.com/document/360500346/Informe-delMinisterio-Publico-sobre-OLP-2017#from_embedAc.
Document C4FF16 on file with the Mission.
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