U.S. Citizen Held Hostage in Venezuela Loses 50 Pounds Due to Illness, Torture
by Frances Martel17 Nov 20165
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The socialist government of Venezuela has been torturing U.S. citizen Joshua Holt in prison, forcing him to violate his Mormon faith and perform “calisthenics” naked in the hallways of the prison, according to Holt’s family.
The Holts say their son has lost 50 pounds in prison in Venezuela and been hospitalized for a variety of illnesses contracted in captivity, including numerous infections and pneumonia.
Speaking to the Idaho State Journal, Laurie Holt, Joshua’s mother, described her son as having “suffered tremendously… I know it is due to the lack of nutrition and perhaps dehydration.” Laurie Holt listed “pneumonia, bronchitis and a blood infection” as the known ailments that have plagued Holt in prison. She notes that Holt’s Venezuelan wife, Thamy, was also imprisoned as part of a “terrorism” raid on their home, and she too has been struggling with a torn rotator cuff for which Venezuelan law enforcement have provided little medical care.
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2016/11/17/american-held-hostage-venezuela-loses-50-pounds-prison/
