Josh Holt, a former Mormon missionary who’s been imprisoned in Venezuela since June 2016, begged the U.S. government for help Wednesday, saying his life was under threat as riots erupted and inmates took over the Helicoide detention center where he’s being held in Caracas.
“Help me please United States, how long do I have to suffer unjustly in this place? They want to kill me and paint the walls with my blood. I am a political prisoner and they won’t let me free. They won’t give me a true trial,” Holt, 26, wrote in a post on Facebook about his time at the detention center which is the headquarters of intelligence agency Sebin in Venezuela’s capital.
“The Sebin has told me that as long as my government continues attacking this government and as long as Marco Rubio continues talking about me the longer that they will never let me go. People here are dying, we need help. Please send me help, please send people to save me. Please, my fellow Americans, don’t allow me to continue suffering in Venezuela. I am not a political pawn. I am a human being, a child of God and I just want to live happy with my wife and children. I have NEVER done anything wrong in my life. Please help me!!” he pleaded in the post.
According to The Salt Lake Tribune, Holt and his wife, Thamara “Thamy” Caleno, were arrested on suspicion of illegally possessing weapons in 2016. The former missionary and his wife, who are both committed members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, met online. Holt fell in love and traveled to Venezuela to propose. He married Caleno five days…
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