BUENOS AIRES, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Venezuela has received more than 1,550 requests under its new amnesty law, National Assembly president Jorge Rodriguez said on state-run television on Saturday.
Rodriguez said that hundreds of prisoners are currently being released under the law.
Venezuela’s ruling party-controlled legislature on Thursday approved the amnesty bill, which human rights organizations say falls short of offering relief for hundreds of political prisoners in the country.
(Reporting by Leila Miller)
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