Milan, 26 December (LaPresse) – Venezuela's prison ministry has announced the release of 99 prisoners on Christmas Day. ‘The National Government and the Judicial System have decided to evaluate each case individually and to grant, in accordance with the law, precautionary measures, which have allowed for the release of 99 citizens, as a concrete expression of the State's commitment to peace, dialogue and justice,’ reads the official statement, which specifies that the release was initiated by President Nicolas Maduro. Several NGOs report that at least 71 of those released are political prisoners who had been arrested in the protests following the 2024 presidential elections.