Young man arrested after police threat, courts deny habeas corpus
A police officer threatened Faustino Hermoso García over a personal matter. Days later, on April 30, officials from the National Command Against Extortion and Kidnapping (Conas) of the Bolivarian National Guard arrested him in Santa Teresa del Tuy.
TL;DR
- Faustino Hermoso García was arrested by the Bolivarian National Guard's Conas unit on April 30 in Santa Teresa del Tuy.
- The arrest followed a personal threat made against Faustino by a police officer.
- His family was initially denied information about his whereabouts by both the National Police and the National Guard.
- An attempt to file a habeas corpus petition on May 2 was refused by the metropolitan Caracas courts.
- Lawyers and family members are concerned about arbitrary detention and possible forced disappearance, as well as the denial of legal recourse.