In association with CIEMPRE (Center for the Research and Monitoring of Printed and Electronic Media) An NGO dedicated to the defense of Freedom and Democracy in Latin America.
The information was disclosed by his defense lawyers
Published in: ElUniversal.com - May 27, 2014
Iván Simonovis, a former police chief of the Caracas Metropolitan Police who was sentenced to 30 years in prison over the April 2012 coup, on Tuesday went on a hunger strike to reject the court's delay in deciding whether he will be granted humanitarian release due to his poor health condition, a petition filed by his defense lawyers nearly two years ago.
Reading a letter from Simonovis, defense lawyer José Luis Tamayo made the announcement.
Tamayo pointed out that the former police chief was not found guilty of crimes against humanity, as many government officials have claimed.
Human Rights Watch denounces police torture in Brazil