US EditionVenezuela frees two more Italians, says Prime Minister Meloni
The release follows Venezuela's announcement to free foreign prisoners as goodwill, with over 20 Italians previously detained, according to Italian officials.
- Meloni said `I welcome with joy and satisfaction the release of our compatriots Alberto Trentini and Mario Burlo, who are now safely at the Italian Embassy in Caracas`, adding a plane from Rome was en route to bring them home.
- On January 8, Venezuelan officials announced plans to free many prisoners as a goodwill gesture, while some reports tied the move to claims the U.S. attacked President Nicolas Maduro.
- Trentini was arrested in November 2024 with his Venezuelan driver Rafael Machado, and he worked for Humanity & Inclusion, an NGO assisting disabled people.
- Meloni expressed gratitude to Venezuela's authorities, starting from interim President Delcy Rodriguez, as two other Italian nationals, journalist Biagio Pilieri and businessman Luigi Gasperin, were freed last week.
- The scale of detentions is notable: Alberto Trentini was the most well-known among the more than 20 Italian nationals held, while Mario Burlo was held in El Rodeo I prison, Caracas.
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