- Name: Juan Carlos Caguaripano Scott
- Position: Captain of Bolivarian National Guard
- Deprived of liberty since: August 11th, 2017
- Judgment: Awaiting sentence
- Country: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
- Place of confinement: The Tumb
- Health condition: Severe health conditions
- Torture complaint: Subject to torture and inhumane prison conditions
A dissident military officer, Caguaripano was a captain in the Bolivarian National Guard, in 2008 he was accused of an alleged conspiracy, which caused a two-year delay in his military promotion. In 2014 he was discharged from the military for demonstrating against the government and after broadcasting a video in which he denounced “the violation of national sovereignty” by “Cuban agents and foreign narco-terrorist groups.”
On August 6, 2017, during the attack on the Paramacay fort, Caguaripano released a video in which he appeared surrounded by twenty men in military uniforms who were carrying weapons and claimed to be the commander of Operation David Carabobo of the 41st Armored Brigade in Valencia, assuring that he was accompanied during the coup by “officials and troops ” of that military unit, as well as “active troops and reserves of all components.
He has been the victim of terrible torture that has been publicly denounced. Caguaripano continues to be detained to date; he has had eight appearances in court. On September 29, 2021, he was transferred from the Sebin prison of the Tomb.
Sponsors
Sponsors
Diego Arria
Position:
A former Venezuelan ambassador to the United Nations and former chairman of the
United Nations Security Council.
Obsevations
He is known for initiating the eponymous “Arria formula,” a consultation process that affords members of
the Security Council the opportunity to hear persons in a confidential, informal setting. He
was a witness in the trial of Slobodan Miloševic, where he testified that the
defendant and the Serbian authorities were aware of the genocide against the Bosnian
Muslims in Srebrenica from 1993 to 1995.
