simon was beaten but not tortured, and he could not get out of the helicoide.from a judge, intelligence agency officials ignored it and he was only released over one month later. today, he is still trying to get back on his feet. translation: at night i'm very anxious, any little sound makes me jumpy, ifeel like i don't know what is going to happen. i'm still worried that any time, they will come and knock on my door and take me back there. farfrom being intimidated, the opposition are growing in strength. whilst we were filming, with maria corina machado, an ordinary defection from a chavista loyalist. this is the attorney general of venezuela, now playing a key role in the crisis. the maduro regime was not impressed. despite the government's denials, the attorney general has claimed that the security forces are using unauthorised firearms. what's clear is that many protesters have been killed and severely injured by the reckless use of riot control munitions. many in the opposition believe that behind the bluster, the end game is being played out. a recent un

originally designed as a futuristic shopping centre, today the helicoide is a place whose name makesheld in overcrowded cell for over two months, simon witnessed prisoners returning from interrogation with tell—tale signs of having been tortured. 0ne got back, you could tell he was frightened. he couldn't stand up straight and you could see the burn marks on his ears. and the other guy, you could see his black eye, it was all bruised, so you could see they have given him shocks. later on, several officers there told us, we are going to give you the shock treatment. and we're going to grab those two and soak them. keep them soaked all night long. simon was beaten but not tortured. but intelligence agency officials ignored a release order and he was only freed a month and a half later. but far from being intimidated, the opposition are growing in strength. whilst we were filming with former presidential candidate maria corina machado, we witnessed an extraordinary defection from a chavista loyalist. this is the attorney general of venezuela. she's now playing key role in this crisis. t