politics
May 9, 2026
Cofavic demanded that relatives have full access to the investigation into the death of Víctor Quero
El Diario Venezuela - elDiario.com - Cofavic demanded that relatives have full access to the investigation into the death of Víctor Quero
TL;DR
- Cofavic considers it fundamental that Víctor Hugo Quero Navas' family have full access to all investigation processes.
- The NGO stated that Quero's case reveals the devastating impact of hiding information and denying families the right to know the truth.
- Carmen Navas, Quero's mother, denounced his disappearance for months before the government confirmed his death.
- The Ministry for Penitentiary Services stated Quero died in July 2025, with public confirmation occurring nearly a year later.
- Quero was detained on January 3, 2025, and held at El Rodeo I prison.
- According to the official version, he died shortly after being transferred to a hospital on July 15, 2025, due to digestive hemorrhage and acute fever.
- Cofavic pointed out serious deficiencies in the justice system and human rights protection mechanisms.
- The NGO rejected the Ministry's claim of burying Quero on July 30, 2025, due to the supposed absence of relatives, calling it a human rights violation.
- The Venezuelan Prosecutor's Office announced an investigation and the exhumation of the body.
- Foro Penal's vice president, Gonzalo Himiob, stated Quero was intercepted by DGCIM officials in January 2025, possibly due to his military service in 2023.