Handout photo released by the Venezuelan Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information press office of former Colombian Senator Aida Merlano during a hearing at the Palace of Justice in Caracas on February 6, 2020. - Merlano was detained by Venezuelan security forces in the northwestern city of Maracaibo on January 27 after illegally crossing into Venezuela. She was serving a 15-year prison sentence in Colombia for vote-buying when she staged a spectacular escape in October, giving her guards the slip while visiting a dentist. (Photo by Marcelo Garcia / Venezuelan Ministry of Communication and Information / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / VENEZUELAN MINISTRY OF POPULAR POWER FOR COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION / MARCELO GARCIA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS | Foto: AFP