Plenipotentiary representative of the President of Venezuela, Delsy Rodríguez, announced the decision to hold a general amnesty for all political prisoners.
"I want to announce the decision to promote a universal amnesty law that will cover the entire period of political violence, from 1999 to the present day," Rodríguez said at the opening ceremony of the 2026 judicial year at the Supreme Court of Venezuela, which was broadcast on the Venezolana de Televisión channel.
The plenipotentiary representative of the president instructed the commission of judicial reforms and the program of democratic coexistence and peace to submit the draft law on universal amnesty to the National Assembly (Parliament) in the near future.
He appealed to the legislators, calling for "maximum cooperation so that the law helps heal the wounds caused by political conflict, violence and extremism and restore justice in the country."
