Czech citizen imprisoned in Venezuela released, foreign minister says
A Czech national imprisoned in Venezuela since 2024 on allegations of involvement in a plot to assassinate then President Nicolas Maduro and overthrow his government has been released, Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka has announced. The man was freed alongside other foreign detainees as part of a broader release of political prisoners by Venezuelan authorities. According to Czech media, he had been arrested over claims he planned to participate in a conspiracy against Maduro, though Prague has consistently rejected the accusations and previously described his detention as unlawful and without a fair trial. Macinka said the release followed several weeks of intense diplomatic negotiations and confirmed that citizens of Ireland, Romania, Germany, Albania, Ukraine and the Netherlands were also among those freed. The development comes amid a wider prisoner‑release process in Venezuela, with rights groups noting that the number of […]
