Amnesty International expressed his deep concern before the arrest of Nahuel Agustín Gallomember of the Argentine National Gendarmerieby the forces of the Nicolás Maduro regime. The organization requested urgent measures to guarantee the whereabouts, safety and health of the detainee in Venezuela, and asked that the events be investigated independently and transparently.
Gallo was arrested on December 8 when entering Venezuela from Colombia through the international bridge of Tachira. According to official information from the Chavista regime, the gendarme would have traveled to the country “to fulfill a mission,” hinting at possible terrorist activities. espionage. However, those close to the detainee claim that the sole purpose of his trip was to visit his partner.
Amnesty International highlighted the need to safeguard Gallo’s human rights and called for Venezuelan authorities to allow access to clear information about his legal situation and detention conditions. The organization stressed that any investigation must be carried out with respect to procedural guarantees and the framework of a independent justice.
“It is urgent that the necessary measures be adopted to know the whereabouts and safeguard the health and safety of the Argentine official, and that the facts be clarified through independent justice,” the organization said on its X social network account.
The arrest has generated diplomatic tensions, since the regime of Nicolas Maduro He also criticized the Argentine authorities in relation to the case. Meanwhile, Amnesty International insists on the urgency of taking immediate action to protect the Argentine gendarme and clarify the reasons for his arrest.
For its part, Diosdado Hair, Minister of the Interior and Justice, and also Maduro’s right-hand man, spoke about the arrest in a press conference and justified Venezuela’s actions.
“One person was arrested. You go on his Instagram, he travels all over the world, but his salary is $500. What were you coming to Venezuela to do? What was your task? “They don’t say that,” he stated.
The leader of Chavismo delved into the arguments put forward by the regime to retain the Argentine, casting suspicion on his presence in the Caribbean country. “Everyone puts up a facade. ‘He had his girlfriend.’ “Everyone made that excuse,” he shouted.
The reference to the situation of the Argentine gendarme took place during a broadcast carried out by the state channel VTVin which the regime usually stages a press conference. There, Cabello took aim at the Argentine Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrichwhom he called a “fascist.” “The fascist Patricia Bullrich (said) ‘it will be a cause of war’. “Declare war on England because they stole the Malvinas. Isn’t that a cause of war?” he said.
He then confirmed that the Venezuelan dictatorship has decided to keep Gallo in that situation, stating that the process against him “is in the hands of Justice, here there is a Justice that really works.” “The Argentine Foreign Ministry will see what it does. They decided not to have a relationship with us, it gets complicated,” he added.
Nahuel Agustín Gallo is a member of the Argentine National Gendarmerie. He was detained by Chavista security forces on December 8, when he entered the country from Colombia, through the Táchira international bridge. Despite not presenting any evidence, the Maduro regime accused him of espionage and questioned whether he traveled to visit his partner.
