Family of LA public defender jailed in Venezuela plead for help
Family and friends of Los Angeles public defender Eyvin Hernández, jailed in Venezuela since 2022, are pleading for help from the U.S. government for his release.
On Christmas Day, Pedro Martínez received a WhatsApp video call from his son, who's imprisoned in Venezuela.
It was the first time since his son, Eyvin Hernández, a Los Angeles deputy public defender who was jailed in April, was allowed to make such a call.
“I became really nervous,” said Martínez, through tears, about the video call. “Just to see him and hear his voice was the most beautiful gift I’ve ever received. It was a gift from God.”
Martínez, 65, who is retired and disabled, said the call gave him hope that his son would be released soon.
Hernández has been charged with criminal association and conspiracy. His imprisonment in 2022 came as a shock; his family insists he is innocent.
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