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Arbitrary detention / arrest Venezuela: UN experts call for
immediate release of Leopoldo Lopez
GENEVA (18 September 2015) - The Working Group on Arbitrary
Detention of the United Nations Human Rights Council today urged the Government
of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to immediately release the opposition
leader Leopoldo Lopez.
Mr. Lopez, National Coordinator of the political party
People's Will, was sentenced on September 10, 2015 by a provisional penalty of
13 years, nine months, seven days and twelve hours of prison Judge, for the
alleged offenses of public incitement ; conspiracy; property damage and arson.
"The sentence was issued after a trial of 19 months I
closed door marked by serious irregularities, where the due process and fair
trial was not respected; not the fundamentals of the allegations were
published; not allowed the accused to exercise their right to an adequate
defense or exculpatory evidence which it offered were accepted, "said
Seong-Phil Hong, the current Chairman-Rapporteur of the Working Group.
The Working Group reiterated its request to the Venezuelan
government to give due consideration to its Opinion No. 26/2014 * ordering the
immediate release of Mr. Leopoldo Lopez, and grant full reparation, including
compensation and moral compensation, as well as corresponding measures of
satisfaction.
The Working Group also urged the Government of Venezuela to
consider his request to visit the country in view to contribute to
strengthening the rule of law by respecting the independence of the judiciary,
fair trial, due process and the effective punishment of those responsible for
arbitrary arrests .
(*) Read the review of the Working Group on the case of
Leopoldo Lopez (A / HRC / WGAD / 2014/26):
http://ap.ohchr.org/documents/dpage_e.aspx?m=117
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The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention of Human Rights
Council of the UN is composed of five independent experts: Mr. Seong-Phil Hong
(Republic of Korea) is the current Chairman-Rapporteur. The other members of
the Working Group are Ms. Leigh Toomey (Australia); Mr. José Antonio Guevara
Bermudez (Vice-President Communications, Mexico), Mr. Roland Adjovi Sètondji (Vice-President on
Monitoring, Benin) and Mr. Vladimir Tochilovsky (Ukraine). For more information
about the Working Group see: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Detention/Pages/WGADIndex.aspx
Mr.
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UN Human Rights, country page - Venezuela:
http://www.ohchr.org/SP/Countries/LACRegion/Pages/VEIndex.aspx
For more information and applications media see Mr. Miguel
de la Lama (+ 41 22 917 9289 / mdelalama@ohchr.org ).
For more information on media other independent experts of
the United Nations refer to Mr. Xabier Celaya - Media Unit (+ 41 22 917 9383 /
xcelaya@ohchr.org
NEWS RELEASE
Venezuela: UN Working Group on arbitrary detention demands
immediate release of Leopoldo López
GENEVA (18 September 2015) - The Working Group on Arbitrary
Detention of the United Nations Human Rights Council urged the Government of
the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to proceed with the immediate release of
Leopoldo López.
Mr. López, National Coordinator of the political party
Voluntad Popular, was sentenced on 10 September 2015 by a provisional Judge to
13 years, nine months, seven days and twelve hours in prison for allegedly
committing crimes of public incitement, conspiracy, damaging public property
and arson.
“The sentence was issued after a 19-month long trial
conducted behind closed doors and marked by serious irregularities, when the
due process and fair trial were not respected; the basis of the allegations
were not published; the accused was not allowed to exercise his right to an
adequate defence and the exculpatory evidence he offered was not accepted,”
affirmed Mr. Seong-Phil Hong, the Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group.
The Working Group reiterated its request to the Government
of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to give due consideration to its
Opinion No. 26/2014* recommending the immediate release of Mr. Leopoldo López,
and granting him full redress, including moral and material compensation, as
well as measures of satisfaction, such as a public statement of apology.
The Working Group also urged the Government of the
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to consider its request to visit the country
in order to contribute to strengthening the rule of law by respecting the
independence of the judiciary; judicial guarantees; due process and the
effective punishment of those responsible for arbitrary arrests.
(*) See the Working Group’s Opinion on Mr. López’s case
(A/HRC/WGAD/2014/26): http://ap.ohchr.org/documents/dpage_e.aspx?m=117
ENDS
Mr. Seong-Phil Hong (Republic of Korea) is the
Chairman-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. Other members
of the Working Group are Ms. Leigh Toomey (Australia); Mr. José Antonio Guevara
Bermúdez (Mexico); Mr.Roland Adjovi Sètondji (Benin) and Mr. Vladimir
Tochilovsky (Ukraine). Learn more, log on to:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Detention/Pages/WGADIndex.aspx
The Special Rapporteurs and Working Groups are part of what
is known as the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council. Special
Procedures, the largest body of independent experts in the UN Human Rights
system, is the general name of the Council’s independent fact-finding and
monitoring mechanisms that address either specific country situations or
thematic issues in all parts of the world. Special Procedures’ experts work on
a voluntary basis; they are not UN staff and do not receive a salary for their
work. They are independent from any government or organization and serve in
their individual capacity.
UN Human Rights, Country Page – Venezuela:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Countries/LACRegion/Pages/VEIndex.aspx
For more information and media requests, please contact Mr.
Miguel de la Lama (+ 41 22 917 9289 / mdelalama@ohchr.org).
For media inquiries related to other UN independent experts:
Xabier Celaya, UN Human Rights – Media Unit (+ 41 22 917
9383 / xcelaya@ohchr.org)
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