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Venezuelan lawyers demand release of President Maduro, denounce US detention as 'kidnapping'

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CARACAS, VENEZUELA (JAN. 16, 2026) (ANADOLU – ACCESS ALL)

1. VARIOUS OF LAWYERS, JUDGES, AND ACADEMICS GATHERING AT RIOS REYNA HALL IN TERESA CARRENO THEATER, GIVING SPEECHES, HOLDING VENEZUELAN FLAGS, APPLAUDING CARACAS, VENEZUELA - JAN. 16: The Venezuelan Lawyers Network held a massive assembly in Caracas on Friday, Jan. 16, demanding the immediate release of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.

Gathering at the Rios Reyna Hall of the Teresa Carreno Theater, a coalition of judges, academics, prosecutors, and lawyers from across the country denounced the couple's detention as a "kidnapping" that violates the foundations of international law and sovereign immunity.

High-ranking state officials attended the event to show solidarity, including Foreign Minister Yvan Gil, Attorney General Tarek William Saab, and Deputy Nicolas Maduro Guerra, the president's son.

During the rally, legal and political leaders agreed on a unified strategy to defend the country's institutions and challenge the detention before international bodies.

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