US EditionFreed Argentine officer urges release of remaining foreign prisoners in Venezuela
Nahuel Gallo, freed after 448 days in Venezuelan prison, calls for international action to free 24 foreign prisoners held at Rodeo I prison, officials said.
- Nahuel Gallo, freed Sunday after 448 days detained, urged the international community on Wednesday to seek the release of 24 foreign nationals at Rodeo I.
- On Dec. 8, 2024, Gallo was detained after Venezuelan authorities accused him of irregular entry and charged him with espionage, while Argentina's Foreign Ministry said he was visiting his partner and son.
- Gallo said `I still can’t talk about the atrocities they committed` and requested time and patience, adding `My mind is still in prison` as he recovers.
- An Argentine federal judge summoned Gallo hours before the briefing to testify in a probe of alleged crimes by the Venezuelan state apparatus, but Gallo did not say if he will testify.
- Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno thanked allies including the United States, Italy and Israel, underscoring diplomatic and human-rights concerns as Argentina secured Gallo's release.
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Freed Argentine officer urges release of remaining foreign prisoners in Venezuela
Nahuel Gallo, an Argentine military police officer, is urging the international community to push Venezuela to free 24 foreigners still in detention.
Released Argentine gendarme alleges “psychological torture” at Venezuela’s Rodeo I prison
Nahuel Gallo, the Argentine gendarme freed after 448 days in detention in Venezuela, urged the release of “24 foreign nationals” he said remain imprisoned at the Rodeo I facility and asked for time before detailing what he endured during captivity. “Until they release those 24 foreign nationals, I’m not free,” he said in a short statement to reporters, without taking questions.
The border police asked for the release of 24 other foreigners with whom they shared captivity and thanked the Argentine authorities.
The gendarme Nahuel Gallo broke the silence this Wednesday from the Sentinela building. On the edge of the tears, the Argentine repatriated Monday morning called for the release of his foreign companions who still remain in Venezuela. The press conference was held with the Minister of Security, Alejandra Monteoliva, the head of the National Gendarmerie, commander general Claudio Brilloni and chancellor Pablo Quirno. She was also supervising the …
The Argentine gendarme, Nahuel Gallo, spoke for the first time since his return to the country after his arrest. The uniformed man thanked the Ministry of Security, the Argentine Foreign Ministry and all the institutions that did something, also demanded by the foreigners who are still detained in Venezuela. “I ask the media and international organizations not to lower their arms and help those 24 foreigners locked up in Rodeo 1. I remain locked…
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