"From Voluntad Popular (VP), we alert that there have been several reports of activist brothers being extorted, after receiving messages falsely claiming that they appear on supposed lists of relatives of political prisoners.

These people even pose as officials of the Scientific, Criminal and Forensic Investigations Corps (Cicpc), sending fake IDs and demanding money under the pretext of delivering medical supplies or aid for detainees.

We categorically reject this criminal practice that exploits the pain, anguish, and despair of relatives of political prisoners, who today continue to wait for the release of their loved ones, in order to commit crimes. This is a cruel form of violence.

We demand that the competent authorities conduct an immediate investigation to identify and stop those behind these extortions, which occur in a context where the absence of justice facilitates this type of crime.

We call on all people to remain vigilant, not to hand over money, and to report any attempt at extortion. We will not allow them to profit from the suffering of those who have already been victims of persecution."