Overview
- After accepting the resignations, the National Assembly installed Larry Devoe as interim attorney general and Tarek William Saab as acting ombudsman, and formed a 13‑member commission with 30 days to propose permanent appointments.
- Human‑rights organizations have long criticized Saab’s tenure for prosecutions of government critics and documented abuses, and Human Rights Watch condemned his shift to the ombudsman post as a setback for victims.
- Larry Devoe, a government insider and human‑rights lawyer, has held multiple posts concurrently and serves on Delcy Rodríguez’s peace and coexistence program.
- In U.S. court filings, Nicolás Maduro’s attorney said OFAC blocked a license for Venezuela to pay his legal fees and has now asked the judge to dismiss the case over the restriction.
- Venezuela’s transition program has produced prisoner releases under a new amnesty, with the press union reporting the last two detained journalists freed and a legislative tally citing 217 releases in the first week.