PROVEA on Óscar Pérez: The State did not Exhaust the Ways Towards a Peaceful Resolution

 


Jan 15th, 18.- The non-governmental organization PROVEA spoke on Monday, January 15th, about the procedure that the police authorities executed against the former CICPC official, Oscar Pérez, this Monday in El Junquito. Several omissions by the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Ombudsman's Office led to the death of seven Venezuelan citizens.

"The State did not exhaust the path for a peaceful resolution and led to the outcome of deaths and injuries in the capture operation of Oscar Pérez. The presence of the Public Ministry and the Ombudsman's Office would have generated the guarantees for a peaceful solution and  the respect for the lives of all", Provea said on its Twitter account.

"Omissions by the Public Prosecutor and the Ombudsman's Office in guaranteeing the life and integrity of those involved in the operation led to the death of seven Venezuelans. That same silence is the constant endorsement that both organs give to human rights violations that occurred in operatives such as OLP.", Provea added.

According to the human rights NGO, the Government is responsible for the life and integrity of pilot Oscar Pérez, who expressed his intention to surrender to the authorities.

He also attributed the "silence of the" prosecutor " Tarek William Saab in the case of Oscar Pérez" as an "endorsement" for the commission of abuses against the #DDHH in police proceedings.

"Every minute of official silence increased the risk on the integrity and life of the people detained during the search operation of pilot Oscar Pérez and companion. The risks of torture and forced disappearance rise amidst the increasing silence and lack of communication", he said.

"There must be urgently detailed information on the casualties, wounded and detained people during the search operative of the pilot Óscar Pérez". He also considered as "scarce" the statement by the Public Ministry.

 According to Provea, the People's Defender Alfredo Ruíz "must explain the country what efforts ade to avoid the death of seven Venezuelan citizens in the search of Óscar Pérez. Preserving the right to life is his constitutional duty".

Read the Article in Spanish: https://www.aporrea.org/ddhh/n319699.html

English Version: María Eugenia Acero Colomine acerocolomine@gmail.com