VENEZUELA: Political prisoners ‘revolt’ at Caracas jail

Relatives of political prisoners held in one of Venezuela’s most notorious prisons say the inmates have staged an uprising. Inmates held at El Helicoide, the headquarters of Venezuela’s secret service, say they took over part of its cell blocks. They say they did so after a political prisoner was beaten. The Sebin cells hold more […]

Relatives of political prisoners held in one of Venezuela’s most notorious prisons say the inmates have staged an uprising.

Inmates held at El Helicoide, the headquarters of Venezuela’s secret service, say they took over part of its cell blocks.

They say they did so after a political prisoner was beaten.

The Sebin cells hold more than 300 inmates, with political prisoners and people accused of ordinary crimes locked up alongside each other.

Many of the jailed opposition leaders have been accused of incitement to violence and vandalism, which the government argues are not politically motivated.