The fear gripping Venezuela's opposition is palpable in the
plaza in front of the new headquarters of the country's intelligence agency,
the Servicio Bolivariano de Inteligencia Nacional (SEBIN), home to the
country's most notorious and secretive underground prison. Twice a week Yamile
Saleh emerges from the bowels of the subterranean jail in tears after visiting
her only son, 26-year-old Lorent. "I'm scared of what might happen to
Lorent. And really I don't wish this on anyone," she says, sitting a
couple of blocks away from the building that was originally intended to be a
subway station. "He's buried alive, practically waiting to die." Nearby,
National Guard troops monitor the area around the jail, which government
officials have ominously dubbed "La Tumba" (The Tomb). More… 
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Inside Venezuela's secret underground torture chamber
The fear gripping Venezuela's opposition is palpable in the
plaza in front of the new headquarters of the country's intelligence agency,
the Servicio Bolivariano de Inteligencia Nacional (SEBIN), home to the
country's most notorious and secretive underground prison. Twice a week Yamile
Saleh emerges from the bowels of the subterranean jail in tears after visiting
her only son, 26-year-old Lorent. "I'm scared of what might happen to
Lorent. And really I don't wish this on anyone," she says, sitting a
couple of blocks away from the building that was originally intended to be a
subway station. "He's buried alive, practically waiting to die." Nearby,
National Guard troops monitor the area around the jail, which government
officials have ominously dubbed "La Tumba" (The Tomb). More… 
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