politics
enero 27, 2026
La boleta de excarcelación de Brandon Ocampo tiene seis meses de retraso
Brandon Ocampo Castaño cumplió 28 años el pasado 6 de enero. Soñaba con celebrar esa fecha junto a su familia en Cúcuta, Colombia, convencido de que, tras haber cumplido una condena de seis años y siete meses, por fin podría volver a casa.
TL;DR
- Brandon Ocampo Castaño has served his six-year, seven-month sentence in Venezuela.
- He is one of 10 Colombians allegedly detained for political reasons in Venezuela.
- His mother denies accusations linking him to criminal gangs and claims his arrest lacked a judicial order.
- The charges of incitement to hatred and terrorism are described as a common template used in Venezuela.
- Ocampo's legal process has been marked by suspended hearings and denial of private defense.
- He is currently detained in Rodeo II prison and reportedly suffers from tuberculosis.
- His family states a release order has been issued but not forwarded to the prison.
- Venezuelan law and international human rights covenants mandate immediate release upon completion of a sentence.