6.
From the information provided by the State (supra Having Seen 9 and 12)
regarding the intervention and actions employed in this situation by the Ombudsman, the
Ministry of Popular Power for Interior Relations and Justice, the Public Prosecutor’s Office,
the National Public Defender, the Vice-Presidency of the Republic, and the National
Bolivarian Guard, we can conclude the following:
a)
The number of people detained at the time of the facts at El Rodeo I and El Rodeo II was
approximately 4,787 inmates. On June 23, 2011, approximately 915 people continued to be detained
at the El Rodeo I Prison.
b)
Regarding the number of people who died and were injured during the acts of June 12, 2011,
partial numbers were provided, since the intervention at the El Rodeo I and II Capital Judicial
Confinement Centers “is still on-going”, thus an official report with the final numbers will be forwarded
later on (supra Having Seen 12). The information forwarded up to now indicates the following:
according to the Ombudsman, approximately 20 deceased and 50 injured; according to the Ministry of
Popular Power for Interior Relations and Justice, approximately 22 deceased (21 inmates and 1 visitor)
and 14 injured; and according to the National Bolivarian Guard, approximately 22 deceased and 58
injured.
c)
The bodies of the deceased have been handed over to their next of kin, except for that of one
person.
d)
52 inmates were treated at the prison’s medical service; 32 inmates were transferred to
different health centers outside the prison; and 20 inmates were hospitalized. According to the Public
Prosecutor’s Office 16 of the injured parties presented injuries caused with firearms and 5 of them had
general multiple traumas.
e)
On June 16, 2011 a joint decision was made by the Ministry of Popular Power for Interior
Relations and Justice, the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Ombudsman, the National Bolivarian Guard,
and officials of the National Office of Prison Services to intervene the prison with 3,500 officials of the
National Bolivarian Guard and the presence of a team of prosecutors.
f)
This operation was carried out on June 17th, regaining control of El Rodeo I. A total of four
people were recorded with bullet injuries (three officials of the National Bolivarian Guard and one
inmate) and one from the National Bolivarian Guard was recorded as deceased.
g)
Subsequently, a search for weapons was carried out with the help of 400 unarmed
paratroopers, which resulted in the seizure of 7 rifles, 5 shotguns, 3 carbines, one sub-machine gun,
20 different caliber guns, 4 different caliber revolvers, 63 gun loaders, 28 rifle loaders, 8 hand
grenades, 45 kilos of cocaine, 12 kilos of marijuana, 5,000 rifle cartridges, 100 mobile phones, and a
number of multiple, prohibited objects. Additionally, 2 officials died and 22 members of the National
Bolivarian Guard were injured.
h)
Criminal investigations were started due to the claims of corruption related to the seizure of
weapons within the prison and the deaths that had occurred during the recent conflict.
i)
On June 20, 2011, a total of 2,573 inmates were transferred; all of said transfers were of a
“temporary” nature. The account of transfers would be as follows: to the Penitentiary Center of the
Central Occidental Region “Uribana” of the Sate of Barquisimeto: 500 people according to the Ministry
of Popular Power for Interior Relations and Justice and the Public Prosecutor’s Office; to the
Penitentiary Center “Puente Ayala” of the State of Anzoátegui: 800 people according to the Public
Prosecutor’s Office; to the Penitentiary Center of Aragua “Tocorón” of the State of Aragua:
approximately 400 people according to the Ministry of Popular Power for Interior Relations and Justice
and the Public Prosecutor’s Office; to the Capital Region Penitentiary Center Yare II of the State of
Miranda: 801 people according to the Public Prosecutor’s Office; to the Judicial Confinement Center of
Carabobo “Tocuyito” of the State of Carabobo: between 66 and 73 people according to the Public
Prosecutor’s Office; to the Penitentiary Center of Carabobo (La Mínima): 73 people according to the
Ministry of Popular Power for Interior Relations and Justice; to the Metropolitan Penitentiary Center:
801 people according to the Ministry of Popular Power for Interior Relations and Justice, and to the
Agro-productive Penitentiary Center of Barcelona: 798 people according to the Ministry of Popular
Power for Interior Relations and Justice.
j)
The evacuation and transfer of the inmates was carried out with the presence of the Public
Prosecutor’s Office, “which authorized prosecutors at each of the destinations where inmates from El
Rodeo would be arriving.” Likewise, the Ministry of Popular Power informed of the preparation of lists
of transfers of the detainees, so that the next of kin could be informed of the situation. Likewise, the
Public Defender forwarded a list of inmates transferred to the national regional coordination offices of
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