Venezuelan justice granted alternative measures to 51 people linked to crimes against peace

Within the framework of the Program for Democratic Coexistence and Peace, the Venezuelan justice bodies granted alternative measures to freedom to 51 people linked to various attacks against democratic institutions, peace and the development of the Republic.

In a statement, released by the Ministry of People's Power for Communication and Information, the Bolivarian Government explained that “these measures were agreed upon by the competent courts and executed” on April 16.

Below is the full text of the document:

The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reports that, through the Program for Democratic Coexistence and Peace, it requested the organs of the Criminal Justice System to evaluate the granting of alternative measures to deprivation of liberty for a group of people who were under detention, for their alleged or proven participation in the commission of crimes provided for in the Venezuelan legal system.

In response to the request made, last Thursday, April 16, 2026, the Public Ministry requested that the judiciary adopt alternative measures for 51 people prosecuted or convicted of crimes related to various attacks against democratic institutions, peace and the development of the Republic. These measures were agreed upon by the competent courts and executed on that same date.

The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela confirms that it will continue to adopt measures aimed at creating conditions that favor reunion between Venezuelans and the strengthening of the social fabric of the Nation, as an indispensable requirement for the consolidation of peace and the preservation of national sovereignty.