A/HRC/45/CRP.11 must be brought to court on that date.1082 SEBIN did not do so, and the hearing was again deferred,1083 this time until 12 June 2018.1084 517. Throughout this time, Judge Pérez Alvarado requested SEBIN Director to provide information to the court regarding the incommunicado status of the detainees on four occasions.1085 SEBIN refused to comply, first claiming a system outage and then that officers were not authorized to receive communications without an order from the Director. The Bailiff Service communicated these refusals to the Judge.1086 Release under Non-Custodial Measures 518. On 1 June 2018 President Maduro announced the release of “leaders and militants from the opposition who had committed violent political crimes” from 2014 to 2017 in a televised statement.1087 Thirty-nine people were released on 1 June and 40 more were released on 2 June 2018.1088 C2EE09, Mr. Navarro and the others were released on 2 June with precautionary measures.1089 The charges against Mr. Navarro, C2EE09 and the others remained pending at the time of writing, with precautionary measures in place over two years later. The preliminary hearing had not been held as of writing. 519. 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. Findings 520. Based on the facts above, the Mission has reasonable grounds to believe that arbitrary arrest and detention, as well as torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment were committed against Victor Navarro and C2EE09. There are also reasonable grounds to believe that other male detainees were also victims of arbitrary arrest and detention, as well as torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment during their arrest and detention along with Victor Navarro and C2EE09. The Mission has reasonable grounds to believe that sexual violence was committed in the form of threats to rape Victor Navarro and his loved ones as part of the acts of torture. 521. SEBIN officers from the Strategic Investigations Directorate, under the leadership of Commissioner Carlos Caldern Chirinos, were involved in the arbitrary arrests and detentions of Victor Navarro, C2EE09 and four others. FAES officers were involved in the arrests of five other male detainees, who were then handed to SEBIN officers in El Helicoide for interrogation. SEBIN officers from the Strategic Investigations Directorate were involved in the torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of the individuals. 522. The Mission also has reasonable grounds to believe that the conditions of detention in El Helicoide facilities, where Mr. Navarro, C2EE09 and the other detainees were held, amount to a violation of the prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 122 Notice of Transfer, 12 April 2018, Criminal Case File (II), Folio 176, on file with the Mission. Act of Deferral, 14 May 2018, Criminal Case File (III), Folio 85, on file with the Mission. Notice of Transfer, 14 April 2018, Criminal Case File (III), Folio 87, on file with the Mission. On 4 April, 16 April, 25 April and 14 May 2018. Order No. 343-18, 4 April 2018, Criminal Case File (II), Folio 210; Document from Judge Perez Alvarado, 16 April 2018, Criminal Case File (II, Folio 262; Order No. 408-18, 16 April 2018, Criminal Case File (II), Folio 263; Document without number, from Bailiff Service to the 31 st Circuit Control Court, 23 April 2018, Criminal Case File (III), Folio 7; Order No. 448-18, 25 April 2018, Criminal Case File (III), Folio 18; Document without number, from Bailiff Service to the 31 st Circuit Control Court, 30 April 2018, Criminal Case File (III), Folio 25; Order No. 544-18, 14 May 2018, Criminal Case File (III), Folio 84, on file with the Mission. YouTube Video, Luigioi Bracci Roa, Situación en Venezuela, Reunion complete de Nicolas Maduro con el Frente amplio de la Patria en Miraflores 1 Junio 2018, 1 June 2018, from minute 00:35:50, available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thoxs2PugHk La Opinion, Tres diputados entre segundo grupo de presos políticos liberados en Venezuela, 2 June 2018, available at: https://www.laopinion.com.co/venezuela/tres-diputados-entre-segundo-grupo-depresos-politicos-liberados-en-venezuela-155651?f#OP Release Orders, 2 June 2018, Criminal Case File (III), Folios 115-135; Mission Interview C2EE08 and C2EE09 held in May 2020.