Venezuela Investigates El Salvador's Bukele for Migrant Mistreatment
Venezuela's attorney general has launched an investigation into El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele for alleged mistreatment of Venezuelan migrants. The inquiry involves El Salvador's justice minister and head of the prison system. This move comes after 250 migrants were detained and later exchanged in a diplomatic arrangement.
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The Venezuelan attorney general's office announced Monday the opening of an investigation into El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele. The probe centers on alleged mistreatment and human rights violations against Venezuelan migrants.
These migrants were detained for months in a high-security prison in El Salvador after being deported from the United States. Following claims of mistreatment, Attorney General Tarek William Saab's office has widened the scope of the investigation to include El Salvador's Justice Minister Gustavo Villatoro and prison head Osiris Luna.
Since March, over 250 migrants have been held in the Terrorism Confinement Center, a mega-prison intended for alleged gang members. The migrants were released Friday in a diplomatic exchange involving 10 US nationals held in Venezuelan jails. Bukele's office has yet to comment on the matter.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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