Néstor Astudillo is a member of the National Directorate of Red Flag, a Marxist party of “carbonario” political cadres, daring and committed. He was one of ‘the six union members’ sentenced to 16 years in prison in an express trial, accused of criminal association and terrorism.
They were released in the Maduro government's agreement with the Venezuelan opposition and the United States, in exchange for businessman Alex Saab. “Despite being a leftist militant, I understand that dynamic. I respect the police profession, and that helped me deal with them in prison. People hate cops until they need them”