Arreaza: Let's give the country a new political moment and let conflicts be resolved through the Constitution

Published at: 23/08/2026 06:28 PM

This Sunday, August 23, the president of the Special Commission for Monitoring the Amnesty Law for Democratic Coexistence, Jorge Arreaza, reported that in recent weeks there have been significant advances in the application of liberation measures and in the implementation of the Amnesty Law.

In that regard, he called for opening a new political moment in the country, “where we understand each other, and that conflicts are resolved by the laws of the Republic,” he said.

During her participation in the program Abriendo Puertas, broadcast by Venevisión, Arreaza noted that among the 131 most recent releases is a woman who had been investigated for her participation in Operation Gideon.

The deputy to the National Assembly (AN), also indicated that his case was evaluated and it was determined that he could receive a humanitarian measure, as did other people in vulnerable situations, such as heads of families, health workers or citizens affected by the earthquake.

“They are benefits from a human point of view, without compromising impunity,” he said, as part of the spirit of national reconstitution.

He also explained that the process of reviewing cases has reached a considerable number, since 15,037 requests have been received, of which 8,743 have received a positive response. Of that total, 314 people were deprived of their liberty, while 8,429 faced lengthy legal proceedings, with periodic submissions every 15, 30 days or even every three months. “Today they are people with full freedom,” he said.

He added that, in cases where no crimes were committed or there is no criminal record, the amnesty makes it possible to completely eliminate the judicial process and assured that the releases will continue in the coming days.

He pointed out that there are “very serious” situations that must be evaluated with constitutional rigor, recalling that principles such as those established in articles 1 and 350 of the Venezuelan Constitution require us to act with responsibility and legal clarity.

He also stressed that these gestures of reconciliation must be accompanied by a collective commitment to avoid the repetition of errors. “I have said it, the President of the National Assembly has said it, the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has said it, we have no problem recognizing our mistakes, and if we have to ask for forgiveness, we ask for it, but do not place us on the side of the Venezuelan opposition, who requested 'sanctions', invasions and celebrated measures such as the Obama decree against Venezuela,” he said.

On the reform of the Organic Law and the renewal of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), within the framework of the Government-Opposition dialogue table, he stated that this process will be restarted from scratch.

He stressed that, although the Nominations Committee had already been installed and had received 657 nominations for magistrates, the revision of the regulations would expand its composition and reopen the reception of credentials.

Arreaza, who is a member of the negotiating committee for the Bolivarian Government at the dialogue table with the opposition, indicated that the new scheme will take over the existing Nominations Committee, but will incorporate additional evaluation mechanisms.

He assured that it was agreed with the AN of 2015 to create a technical committee responsible for reviewing the academic and moral requirements of those who aspired to be magistrates. “The application committee is practically beginning to be developed, to return to that application committee that we already have,” he said.

He confirmed that this advisory committee will be composed of members with professional solvency and experience in the legal field. “People with credentials to evaluate those who want to be magistrates or magistrates of the Supreme Court of Justice,” he said.

The deputy stressed that Venezuela is one of the few countries where it is possible to constitutionally debate the independence of public powers, stressing that the State is not subordinate to big capital.

He asserted that the priority is to ensure that no interest outside the State or the people interferes with the functioning of its institutions. “We want to guarantee the independence of the Judiciary, that even the institutions of the Supreme Court of Justice itself have sufficient autonomy to be able to evaluate judges, the functioning of the Judiciary and to settle well within their orders,” he said.

He recalled that the Venezuelan State only obeys the People. “Our leader is the People, we are accountable to the people, not to any bourgeoisie or to any company or corporation,” he exclaimed.

On the other hand, Arreaza assured that the phase of party quotas in Venezuela is over. He said that both the current parliamentary block and the AN of 2015 have agreed that the process of institutional renewal must be marked by criteria of merit and transparency.

He mentioned as an example the public call made by the Attorney General's Office to select new prosecutors across the country. “It's an absolutely transparent, open thing, and that's good news. The Attorney General's Office, the Office of the Ombudsman and now the Supreme Court of Justice, and later the rest of the powers, have full moral strength,” he stressed.

Mazo News Team