Diosdado Cabello Doesn't Want to Release Political Prisoners

Using an argument that's been used by countless dictatorships in the past, Diosdado Cabello has taken issue with releasing more political prisoners because, he says, they're just common criminals. They are all apparently narcotrafficking, homicidal, extortionist members of organized crime. There are in fact no political prisoners at all.

Oddly, he said that the notion of political prisoners were as fake as his eyelashes. Does he not have eyelashes? As an aside, it's weird to see him with all the Hugo Chávez imagery while he actively collaborates with the United States.

This isn't new--he would say there are no political prisoners, then later point to how political prisoners were released. Inconsistency and lying are pretty standard.

In case you're curious, Foro Penal lists 322 political prisoners, all well documented. It's all very well documented.