Rights groups concerned over welfare of detained Venezuelan attorney and activist Rocio San Miguel
ABC News
Representatives of nearly 10 human rights organizations have held a press conference, demanding the immediate release of a prominent attorney and activist detained last week
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Representatives of nearly 10 human rights organizations held a press conference on Wednesday, demanding the immediate release of a prominent attorney and activist detained last week.
They expressed concern over Rocio San Miguel's well-being and condemned her inability to access legal support of her choice.
San Miguel was detained Friday at the airport near the capital, Caracas, while she and her daughter awaited a flight to Miami. Her arrest set off a wave of criticism inside and outside the South American country.
Attorney General Tarek William Saab accused her, without offering any evidence, of having a link to a plot to kill President Nicolás Maduro and other officials and attack military units.
Saab on Tuesday said San Miguel had an initial hearing Monday on charges of treason, conspiracy and terrorism. One of her attorneys, Juan Gonzalez, said he had been told she would be held at the Helicoide prison — the most infamous institution for political prisoners.
