“In November 2021 alone, the QC counted 73 ‘killed’ by the state security forces and the Armed Forces of the Bolivarian Republic (FANB) during operations in 13 regions of the country,” the NGO explains on its website.
According to the Criminal Code, “most of these deaths can be classified as extrajudicial executions with the presumption of violation of the right to life, security of person and the right to trial”.
The NGO also emphasizes that “women do not appear in the register” of victims.
“The number of people killed as a result of the actions of the state security authorities and members of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) throughout the country is increasing. For this reason, the Central Committee decided to start publishing monthly records of potentially illegal deaths at the hands of police and military agents, ”the NGO said.
He emphasizes that “monthly media monitoring” reports on the killings.
According to CC Chairman Rocio San Miguel, “the practice of executing alleged criminals has become Venezuelan state policy,” and “it appears that the rules for the participation of state security forces and the FANB in security procedures are“ shooting to kill ”, which not only violates the Constitution, but also increases the level of violence in society. “
According to registration by the Central Committee, in November the states of Sucre, Zulia, Monagas, Miranda and Caracas, the country’s capital, were the regions with the highest numbers of executions by the state security organs and the FANB.
The largest number of killings occurred in Sucre – 22 alleged members of the Tren del Llano gang in the FANB operation, the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (information services) and three police departments.
“It is worth noting that within the framework of the so-called“ Civil-Military Police Alliance ”, the Venezuelan government has stepped up the conduct of mixed operations with the joint participation of officers of the state security forces and members of the National Police. In the armed forces, there is no clear definition of the command line, the officer in charge of the operation, as well as the units and officers under their command, which makes it difficult to determine responsibility in the event of human rights violations, ”the NGO emphasizes.
According to the UK, 40% of the cases reported in November involve members of the Bolivarian National Guard (military police), the National Anti-Kidnapping Directorate of the Bolivarian National Police and the regional police.
“Murders committed by the police and military as part of security operations in Venezuela are rarely investigated or prosecuted, despite the fact that most cases of ‘massacre’ have characteristics of extrajudicial executions, contributing to a cycle of impunity that encourages such practices , in the context of the growing violence in the country, ”states Control Sidadao.
On the other hand, the Criminal Code calls on the prosecutor’s office in all cases of those executed under these circumstances to continue instigating to determine responsibility and create a financial fund for indirect victims of extrajudicially executed.