Overview
- Julien Février, 35, has been held for about a year in the Rodeo 1 prison near Caracas with no confirmed information on any charges.
- The family’s last direct contact with him was in May, and updates now come through former co-detainees who have been released.
- Ex-inmate Camilo Castro described harsh treatment at Rodeo 1, including nocturnal humiliations, insults and sham proceedings intended to break prisoners.
- Relatives have gone public to press the French government to intervene and obtain his release.
- The Foreign Ministry declined to comment on Friday, while the family says officials have re-established contact to schedule a meeting soon.