Freed Argentine officer urges release of remaining foreign prisoners in Venezuela
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Nahuel Gallo, an Argentine military police officer, is urging the international community to push Venezuela to free 24 foreigners still in detention
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Nahuel Gallo, the Argentine military police officer who had been detained in Venezuela since December 2024, urged the international community on Wednesday to seek the release of 24 foreign nationals still held in the infamous Venezuelan prison Rodeo I.
Gallo, who was released Sunday after spending 448 days in detention in a prison outside Caracas, said he will not feel free until the 24 foreigners regain their freedom.
“My mind is still in prison,” the officer said during a news briefing in Buenos Aires, where he appeared alongside several high-ranking officials, including Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno, who thanked Argentina’s allies, including the United States, Italy and Israel, for their help in securing Gallo’s release.
Gallo was detained on Dec. 8, 2024 while on leave to visit his family. The officer, who was stationed in Argentina’s central province of Mendoza at the time, was arrested on charges of espionage, according to Argentina’s Foreign Ministry.
Venezuela’s attorney general at the time, Tarek William Saab, said Gallo “had attempted to enter Venezuelan territory irregularly,” and was “concealing his true criminal plan under the guise of a romantic visit.”
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