CORRECTED-Nearly 2,200 people have benefitted under new Venezuela amnesty law: lawmaker

"Tpday we can ​say that thanks to the law ⁠177 releases have taken place and 2,021 ⁠people ​who were under presentation restrictions have been given full liberations," Arreaza ⁠said. People released from jail in Venezuela ⁠can ⁠be held on house arrest or required to regularly report ‌to ‌police or other entities.

Nearly 2,200 people have ‌been released from Venezuelan jails or had other legal restrictions withdrawn since the start ‌of a new amnesty law, ‌ruling party lawmaker Jorge Arreaza said on Monday.

Arreaza is president of a commission set ⁠up ​to ⁠monitor the implementation of the law, which came ⁠into effect on Friday. "Tpday we can ​say that thanks to the law ⁠177 releases have taken place and 2,021 ⁠people ​who were under presentation restrictions have been given full liberations," Arreaza ⁠said. People released from jail in Venezuela ⁠can ⁠be held on house arrest or required to regularly report ‌to ‌police or other entities. (Reporting ​by Reuters)