Acting President of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez signed a sweeping Amnesty Law, calling the move an act of magnanimity and urging national reconciliation. The law provides full and general amnesty for persons accused of or convicted for politically motivated crimes committed between January 1, 1999, and January 30, 2026. The document lists key periods of political crises and protests that it covers, including events in 2002, 2014, 2017, 2019 and 2024. Rodríguez, addressing the parliamentarians who brought the law for signature, said they "brought hope for Venezuela," and emphasized the importance of knowing how to "ask for forgiveness and accept it."
From the moment the law comes into force, the police, investigative bodies and the military are obliged to halt all proceedings and procedures related to the specified cases, and the files of the relevant processes are to be destroyed. A special commission has been created to oversee the implementation of the law's provisions; it includes 23 deputies from all political factions. Rodríguez instructed this commission to ensure the quickest possible execution of the amnesty provisions, placing responsibility on the national government to develop and implement the necessary mechanisms.
Full version: Presidenta (E) Delcy Rodríguez sanciona emblemática Ley de Amnistía instando a la reconciliación nacional