Venezuelan opposition security chief released from jail


FILE PHOTO: Milciades Avila, security chief of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, talks with her before a news conference, in Maturin, Venezuela March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado's security chief has been released from jail a day after he was arrested on charges of gender violence.

Security chief Milciades Avila is set to appear in court every 30 days, Machado said in a post on X on Thursday, in which she thanked people for their support and contribution to "reverse this injustice."

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