Overview
- The Foreign Ministry said five Spaniards, including one dual national, were released in Caracas and are being assisted by the Spanish Embassy for their travel home.
- According to Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares, the group is expected to land at Madrid-Barajas around 13:15 local time today if plans hold.
- Albares said he spoke personally with all five and reported they are in good physical condition.
- The freed citizens are Andrés Martínez Adasme, José María Basoa Valdovinos, Miguel Moreno Dapena, Ernesto Gorbe Cardona, and the human-rights defender Rocío San Miguel.
- Madrid says the liberations form part of a larger process involving Venezuelan and foreign detainees, and Albares indicated at least one more Spanish release could follow within hours after an announcement by National Assembly leader Jorge Rodríguez.