- Name: Adrian de Gouveia de Sousa
- Position: Aviation major
- Deprived of liberty since: May 10th, 2018
- Judgment: Awaiting trial
- Country: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
- Place of confinement: Military Prison of Ramo Verde
- Health condition: Severe health conditions
- Torture complaint: Subject to torture and inhumane prison conditions
Deprived of liberty since May 20, 2018 when he was on his way to work at the General Aviation Command in La Carlota. He was apprehended by the DGCIM through physical mistreatment and subjected to different types of torture.
Presented to the courts on May 24, 2018, the first preliminary hearing was held in May 2018 charged with the crimes of Incitement to Rebellion and against military decorum, due to irregularities in the accusation a new preliminary hearing is held in July 2021 and Since then, he has been awaiting a trial date.
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention issued a consideration recognizing de Gouveia’s detention as an arbitrary one. Since the moment of his detention, he has not been transferred to any health center for medical care or treatment that he has required. He is currently in the Ramo Verde National Military Prison Center in Los Teques, Venezuela.
He was detained because of the excuse of a conspiracy in the so-called Operation Armageddon, although none of the officers accused ever rebelled, and it was never demonstrated that the preparation of an attempted coup d’état had occurred.
Sponsors
Name: Maria Corina Machado
Position: Opposition leader
Observations
María Corina Machado is a Venezuelan politician, former deputy, teacher, engineer, founder of the political movement Vente Venezuela, co-founder of the civil association Súmate and member, along with Antonio Ledezma and Diego Arria, of the Soy Venezuela citizen platform
She was elected deputy of the National Assembly of Venezuela for the state of Miranda, starting her term in January 2011, becoming the candidate with the most votes in the history of the National Assembly of Venezuela.
