The ICE apprehended a Venezuelan repressant in Miami, a former military officer accused of torturing and repressing demonstrators during the protests against Nicolás Maduro’s regime in 2014, and whose request for political asylum had been denied by U.S. authorities.
Rafael Quero Silva fled after his asylum was denied, prompting the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to initiate a search for him, which led to his arrest.
Currently, there are no charges against him, as confirmed by Venezuela Política through sources from the Department of Justice, although he is under investigation.
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To Guantánamo
Quero Silva is under investigation by U.S. authorities, but no charges have been filed against him yet.
The man who rose to the rank of colonel commanded Detachment 47 of the Bolivarian National Guard, a faction of the Venezuelan Armed Forces responsible for public order, but which distorted its functions and became an agent of torture and political persecution.
After his arrest, the Venezuelan military officer remains detained at the Krome detention center located in Miami-Dade County, according to authorities. It has come to light that Rafael Quero Silva could be sent to Guantánamo prison.
He had been reported by two of his victims who recognized him in Miami and reported him to the FBI. Quero Silva is being investigated by U.S. authorities for alleged human rights violations.
Previously, journalists and exiles reported that Quero Silva was working as an extra in a Telemundo soap opera in Miami after being recognized in images. The colonel was a repressive agent of the Venezuelan dictatorship in the Lara state.
Journalists claim that Rafael Quero Silva pursued journalists and was responsible for human rights violations in the central-western Venezuelan state.
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