translated from Spanish: Venezuelan Parliament asks Bachelet to check health of political prisoners

The Venezuelan Parliament on Tuesday asked the delegation that the UN high commissioner for human rights Michelle Bachelet left installed in Caracas, which constantly detained the conditions of detention and the health of the political prisoners of the country, after the death of a military arrested.
Following a debate in which the death of Corvette Captain Rafael Acosta Arévalo, who was in the custody of the government of Nicolás Maduro and was investigated for conspiracy, the opposition majority of the Legislature also called for them to “guarantee access ” to relatives and defense lawyers for detainees.
He also reiterated Bachelet’s request for an independent and impartial investigation into the death and alleged torture that the captain would have suffered during his detention at the Military Counterintelligence Directorate (Dgcim) since 21 June.
That investigation, the agreement notes, should include “conducting an independent forensic review”.
In this regard, the body calls for the “implementation of the Istanbul Protocol”, a manual for the effective investigation and documentation of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and punishment, “by virtue of the fact that the citizens detained” in the Dgcim “have been torture victims.”
The opposition in Parliament in addition to making these demands was criticized by Bachelet’s pronouncement on the captain’s death, as some of the Members, such as Dennis Fernandez, felt that he should have been “stronger.”
Members also agreed to ask for an “in loco” visit from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for the repeated “violation” of these fundamental guarantees, and that it be verified “by the panel of independent experts appointed by the Organization of American States”.
The death of the corvette captain has sparked allegations against the Maduro government that on Saturday called for an investigation into what happened with the military.
On Monday, Venezuelan justice announced the arrest of two servicemen, both of them belonging to the Bolivarian National Guard, for their alleged responsibility for the captain’s death and charged them with the crime of “preterintentional homicide.”
The prosecution has also been challenged by Parliament, since they consider that there are more involved in the fact.
The head of Parliament, Juan Guaidó, recognized as president in charge of Venezuela by more than fifty countries, insisted on requiring law enforcement to reveal the name of the person who gave the order to “murder and torture” the corvette captain.
He also demanded information on the whereabouts of six other military personnel who have been in a “forced disappearance” situation since 21 June, the day Bachelet completed his three-day visit to Venezuela.
“Where are the six officers? We demand to see them immediately, to verify their condition, their health, or are they also going to torture them to death?” he said.
He also ordered the postmortite promotion of Acosta Arevalo to captain frigate, although, by not controlling the bureaucracy, it is likely that this decision will not be followed by the Venezuelan Armed Forces.

Original source in Spanish