Caracas, Venezuela: Venezuelan authorities granted amnesty to 379 political prisoners, a lawmaker overseeing the process said on Friday, after a new mass amnesty law was enacted following the ouster of former leader Nicolas Maduro.
"Requests have been submitted by the Public Prosecutor's Office to the competent courts to grant amnesty measures... for a total of 379 people," National Assembly deputy Jorge Arreaza said in a televised interview, adding that they will be released and granted amnesty "between tonight and tomorrow morning."
