94:. Figueredo was killed while in state custody, shot by a police officer in the prison cell. The officer, Daniel Galarraga, has maintained that the death was accidental, but testimony from other inmates indicates that it occurred after Galarraga drew his service weapon to force her to have sexual relations with him. Galarraga was subsequently arrested and charged; the charges filed by the prosecution ruled out that it was an accidental shooting. National Assembly deputies, activists and human rights defenders denounced her killing.
160:, which calls into question the police officer's version. During the investigation, CICPC officers have looked after elements that link Galarraga and other officers with sexual abuse of female detainees in exchange for granting them certain benefits. According to statements made by several of those questioned, there were agreements between police officers and female detainees where they were taken out of their cells at night to have sexual relations with police officers, including some detainees at the police headquarters.
136:, a body that Venezuela left in 2013. Deputy Marianela Fernández described the fact as "abominable", asserting that the rape of female inmates in Venezuelan prisons "has become the practice of many police officers". The deputies issued the statements during a session of the Delegated Commission, a body that is activated when the parliament goes into recess, but which
152:. The prosecution ruled out that it was an accidental shooting with the filed charges. Una Ventana a la Libertad reported that the hearing for the presentation of the officer was held on the night of 17 March, after being deferred due to delays in the ballistic tests that were to be annexed to the file. Figueredo was shot in the
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Ventana a la Libertad (A Window to Freedom), which defends the rights of detainees, stated that the incident occurred when the officer tried to sexually abuse her. The organization collected testimonies of six female inmates who were in the cell, who denounced that they are "harassed and
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