Rafael Tudares, the son-in-law of Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González, has been released from prison, his wife has said, more than a year after he was detained as part of a crackdown on Maduro government critics and their relatives.
Mariana González said her husband had returned home after 380 days of unjust and arbitrary detention.
Tudares is among more than 150 detainees released since the US military seized Venezuelan leader, Nicolás Maduro, and took him to New York to face drug-trafficking charges.
An NGO warns that 777 remain behind bars, emphasizing the ongoing crisis.
Tensions in the country remain high with Maduro's former vice-president, Delcy Rodríguez, now acting as president and backed by US President Donald Trump.
Releases of political prisoners had been a key demand from the Trump administration following the military action in Venezuela.
Despite these developments, rights organizations are critical of the slow pace of releases and the lack of clarity on charges against many freed detainees.
Tudares's imprisonment was emblematic of the repression that followed Venezuela's contentious 2024 presidential election where allegations of fraud loomed large.
Mariana González expressed gratitude for the support received during her fight for her husband's release, but lamented the continued suffering of families whose loved ones remain in captivity.
