Venezuela Investigates Deaths of 37 Jail Inmates

The Venezuelan Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, appointed officials to investigate 37 deaths in Amazonas.

On Wednesday the Venezuelan Public Prosecutor's Office appointed two officials, one who works in fundamental rights, and the other in charge of common crime prosecuting, to investigate the deaths of 37 people that occurred in a judicial detention center in the southern Venezuelan state of Amazonas.

They also announced that 14 officials were injured in the incident.

2/2 Los decesos ocurrieron durante toma de Centro de Detención Judicial de Amazonas en la cual resultaron heridos también 14 funcionarios

— MinPublicoVE (@MinpublicoVE) 16 de agosto de 2017

1/2 Designados fiscal 4to de derechos fundamentales y fiscal 1ro de delitos comunes para investigar muerte de 37 personas en Amazonas

— MinPublicoVE (@MinpublicoVE) 16 de agosto de 2017

“We have designated the 4th prosecutor to fundamental rights and the 1st prosecutor of common crimes to investigate the deaths of 37 people in Amazonas,” another tweet said.

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