“We are evaluating everything: movements, physical characteristics and the environment to identify the place and time the images were recorded. Besides, We try to access the file metadatawhich can reveal both the date and location of the video,” they explained from the Ministry of Security.
However, they also warned that accessing the metadata could be complicated: “This type of information can be deleted when transferring the file to other devices electronics, which makes it very difficult to determine with certainty where and when it was recorded,” they noted.
As for the identity of the man who appears in the videothe authorities indicated that, although it could be Gallo, there is no confirmation: “The shot is lateral, which complicates the analysis. That is why work is being done on facial identification,” they detailed from Security.
“This is not the proper procedure to report an arrest. Showing him walking in a video, without context or clear location, is illegal. Furthermore, the testimonies of survivors of Venezuelan detention centers “They report much grimmer conditions than those seen in the images,” they stated.
Criticism of the Venezuelan regime
After knowing the images, the minister Patricia Bullrich rated the video as “a pantomime of the regime”while Fernando Sotonational director of Regulations and Judicial Liaison of the Ministry of Security, assured that it is “a staging.”
“It is a forced disappearance. This video is not official, they do not report where he is detained. It is comparable to what happened during the military dictatorship in Argentinawhen the location of the detainees was denied,” said Soto.
He also stressed that The case constitutes “a crime against humanity” and recalled that the Government has already filed a complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).
Soto added that the international law establishes that a State must allow a person detained abroad have contact with your family and with representatives of the country of origin. “None of that has been fulfilled. Gallo entered Venezuela legallyand his detention violates all fundamental rights,” he stated in that sense.
Argentina’s official position
Bullrich, for his part, was forceful: “We do not accept any type of maneuver such as the presentation of a photo or video without sound or datewhere it is not specified where he is detained.”
The minister demanded that Gallo be released and returned to Argentina immediately: “We are not going to accept a test of life as if this were a normal regime. This is a dictatorship, and dictatorships act in this way, showing evidence to justify their actions,” he concluded.
Source: Ambito
