Press release
Foreign Office statement on the death of Capitan Rafael Acosta Ar茅valo
The Foreign Office responds to the death of Capitan Rafael Acosta Ar茅valo, a Venezuelan Naval Officer, who died while in the custody in Venezuela.
A Foreign Office spokesperson said:
Reports that Rafael Acosta was violently tortured while in custody are deeply worrying.
Captain Acosta鈥檚 death is a timely reminder to us all of the brutality of the Maduro regime. We must see change in Venezuela.
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Published 2 July 2019