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FILE - In this July 13, 2016 file photo, Laurie Holt holds a photograph of her son Joshua Holt, who has been jailed in Venezuela, at her home in Riverton, Utah. Venezuela’s chief prosecutor has requested the conditional release of the Utah man and his wife detained for over a year on weapons charges. announced on Friday, July 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Venezuelan prosecutor seeks conditional release for Utah man

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Laurie Holt, right, the mother of Josh Holt, an American jailed in Venezuela, is comforted by family friend Lori Fitch, left, as she cries during a rally at the Utah State Capitol Saturday, July 30, 2016, in Salt Lake City. Laurie Holt hosted the rally in hopes of drawing attention to her son's case. Laurie Holt says her son was mistakenly accused, and has lost weight and gotten sick since he was jailed nearly a month ago. Josh Holt was arrested on suspicion of weapons charges after he traveled to Venezuela on a tourist visa to marry a fellow Mormon he met on the internet. More than 100 rallied at the Utah State Capitol. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Lawyers say Venezuela is torturing jailed Utah man

By HANNAH DREIER and BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

US raises concerns to Venezuela about jailed Utah man

By BRADY McCOMBS and MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press