A/HRC/42/30 or sought to meet, them.103 According to reports received in March and April 2019, medical personnel, human rights defenders, and members of students’ movements who cooperated with OHCHR during the visit suffered acts of intimidation and reprisals. OHCHR raised allegations of individual cases with the Government. 112. On 16 March 2019, the house of Dr. Ronnie Villasmil, who had engaged with OHCHR on 14 March 2019 during their visit to the Enrique Tejera Hospital in the state of Carabobo, was searched without a warrant by members of the Cuerpo de Investigaciones Cientí ficas Penales y Criminalísticas (CICIPC). The CICIPC official reportedly left a subpoena to present himself to the police of the state of Carabobo. When asked about the incident, the Government explained that there was a complaint against Dr. Villasmil filed by a staff member of the hospital. 113. On 13 March 2019, OHCHR visited the Centro Nacional de Procesados Militares de Ramo Verde, a military detention center and a number of inmates approached the team and told them about detention conditions. A few days later, OHCHR was informed that family visits had been restricted for some of those who cooperated with the team. 114. On 14 March, Mr. Marlon Jesús Dí az Golindano, leader of a student movement from the University of Carabobo, tried to speak with OHCHR’s team during their visit to Central Hospital of Valencia but a group of pro-government armed individuals (colectivos armados) physically attacked him and threatened him not to speak with OHCHR. On 17 March 2019, OHCHR visited the Dr. Pasto Oropeza Ribera Hospital accompanied by Dr. Maria Auxiliadora Castillo and Dr. Amarante Anza Maldonado. On 21 March 2019, both doctors received a notification that, as of 1 April 2019, they were to be beneficiaries of (early) retirement, which neither of them had requested. 115. On 25 March 2019, following the oral update of the High Commissioner, 104 disparaging statements were made on the pro-government news portal Aporrea against individuals and organizations who had cooperated with OHCHR during their visit. Those affected included the Observatorio Venezolano de Conflictividad Social, Ms. Liliana Ortega of Comité de Familiares de Ví ctimas de los Sucesos de Febrero-Marzo de 1989 (COFAVIC), and Mr. Rafael Uzcátegui of Programa Venezolano de Educación y Acción en Derechos Humanos (Provea), who were labelled as financed by foreign interests and accused of disseminating false information. 116. On 8 October 2018, Mr. Fernando Albán of the Primero Justicia party died in custody in Caracas. In September 2018, Mr. Albán had travelled to New York where he participated in meetings with diplomatic delegations to the UN attending the General Assembly as part of a delegation of members of the party. He took part in meetings about possible UN-led initiatives to address the human rights situation in Venezuela, in particular action to be taken, among others, in the Security Council. 117. On Friday 5 October 2018, upon arriving at Caracas international airport from New York, Mr. Albán was taken into custody by members of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Services (SEBIN) allegedly in connection with the failed assassination attempt against the President of 4 August 2018. The authorities did not inform Mr. Albán’s family or lawyers of his detention or whereabouts, and on 8 October 2018, according to official sources, Mr. Albán killed himself by leaping from the tenth floor of SEBIN’s administrative headquarters. OHCHR received reports indicating that Mr. Albán’s suicide was unlikely, including related to the restrictions of movement applied to prisoners under the custody of SEBIN. On 23 November 2018, the Assistant Secretary-General addressed these allegations in writing. 103 104 GE.19-15332 OHCHR, Oral update on the situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, 40th session of the Human Rights Council (20 March 2019). Ibid. 41