Rubio on Monday determined there are 9 wrongfully detained Americans in Venezuela

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio connected Monday determined that determination are 9 wrongfully detained Americans successful Venezuela, a State Department spokesperson said connected Friday, calling for their contiguous release.

"It is unacceptable that the authorities has arrested and jailed Americans nether questionable circumstances and without respect for their rights," the spokesperson said.

"All Americans unjustly detained by the Maduro authorities indispensable beryllium released immediately. The United States continues our efforts to unafraid the merchandise of immoderate remaining Americans unjustly detained by the authorities successful Venezuela."

The Venezuelan communications ministry did not instantly respond to a petition for comment, but the authorities has antecedently accused immoderate detained Americans of engagement successful violent plots.

The authorities of President Nicolas Maduro regularly accuses the absorption and foreigners of conspiring with the U.S. to harm Venezuela, accusations the absorption and the U.S. person ever denied.

(Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis and Jonathan Landay successful Washington and Julia Symmes Cobb successful Bogota)