Redhnna alertó sobre el uso desproporcionado del derecho penal contra un menor en Venezuela
La Redhnna expresó su preocupación y rechazo por la sentencia de 10 años contra Gabriel José Rodríguez Méndez, de 17 años de edad
TL;DR
- Redhnna condemns the 10-year terrorism sentence for 17-year-old Gabriel José Rodríguez Méndez.
- This is the first documented case of a teenager receiving such a sentence in the post-2024 electoral context.
- The NGO states the sentence reflects a "dangerous punitive drift" and expansive use of criminal law in political conflicts.
- Redhnna claims the trial involved "grave violations to due process," including restrictions on defense rights and family contact.
- The organization views this as part of a pattern of "criminalizing adolescents through disproportionate criminal types."
- Demands include an immediate appeal, ensuring the adolescent's safety, reviewing similar cases, and releasing politically imprisoned teenagers.
- Redhnna asserts that treating a minor as a terrorist is a form of "institutional violence."
- The NGO calls for the intervention of national and international child protection bodies for psychosocial follow-up and reparation.