Through a statement, the Argentine Foreign Ministry made official the arrest (which they described as “arbitrary and unjustified”) of Nahuel Agustín Gallocash National Gendarmerie, in Venezuela last week and assured that they work together with the Ministry of Security to guarantee his release.
“The day December 8the aforementioned non-commissioned officer entered the territory of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela from Colombiathrough a land border crossing, crossing the ‘Francisco de Paula Santander’ International Bridge, to head to the Venezuelan town of Táchira, with the sole purpose of visiting his family and his partner, with whom he shares a child in common. “Despite the strictly personal nature of his visit, he was immediately detained, without any legitimate reason and in open violation of his fundamental rights,” the letter detailed.
Subsequently, Chancellery “demands, categorically and immediately, the release of our official. Argentina will not tolerate acts of this nature against its citizens and deplores this type of practices that contravene the essential principles of respect for individual freedom and human dignity.” “Argentina will act with complete firmness in all instances and before all international organizations to demand the immediate release of the detained non-commissioned officer,” he confirms.
Minutes later, they issued a new message with greater crudeness through their social networks where they point out that “this arrest is not an isolated event, but part of a sustained campaign of harassment, intimidation and psychological violence against asylees and employees of the Argentine mission“.
“Added to this is the presence of snipers stationed in front of the headquarters and the illegal occupation of neighboring homesconfiguring a de facto siege with the clear objective of exerting pressure and generating a climate of terror on those who are inside the diplomatic representation,” they detail and request “the delivery of safe conduct for people asylum in the diplomatic headquarters.” .
At the same time, the minister Patricia Bullrich published a message on his social networks: “An Argentine gendarme crossed into Venezuela to visit his wife and daughter and was detained by the Chavista regime. We demand the immediate release of this Argentine citizen. Maduro, every minute you hold on to him will be one more step towards your own end.”.
Arrest of Nahuel Agustín Gallo in Venezuela
Without electricity, without water and in control of Brazil: this is how the country currently finds itself Argentine embassy in Caracaswhere a group of opponents of the government of Nicolás Maduro continue to be sheltered. That is the context in which an effective national gendarmerie He was arrested last Sunday when he tried to enter Venezuela within the framework of a family visit that he made for leisure.
The first reports from Argentine diplomacy suggest that The Government of Venezuela itself would have informed Brazil unofficially that the arrest was due to suspicions of illegal espionage. of cash, originally from the province of Catamarca but who provides services in the province of Mendoza. National Foreign Ministry denies that version and assures that negotiation bridges have already been opened with the management of Ripe through Colombian and Brazilian diplomats, who are currently representing mediation between both nations.
The Argentine gendarme was identified as Agustín Nahuel Gallo and his visit to Venezuelawhere he entered making a previous stop in Colombia, did not have any diplomatic implications, but rather were about his vacation. Relatives of the cash point to what is found “detained” (situation in which you can legally remain up to 30 days) since December 4 or 5, but they reported this situation only last Friday, December 6.
Foreign Ministry denounces that the lives of refugees in the Embassy are “in danger”
Last weekend, Argentine Foreign Ministry expressed this Saturday “utmost concern” given the situation of the Argentine embassy in Caracasbesieged by the Venezuelan government of Nicolas Madurowhich asks for delivery of six opposition refugees at the diplomatic headquarters. The Government states that “the lives of six asylum seekers face imminent danger.”
“We demand that the Maduro regime immediately deliver the safe-conduct passes that guarantee their safe exit,” the Foreign Ministry requested on its social network account X, at the same time that it called on the United Nations, the OAS and all countries “to adopt firm and urgent measures.”
Since August 1st, and after Javier Milei does not recognize the electoral victory of Nicolás Maduro In the last elections, national diplomacy abandoned the E buildingArgentine embassy in Caracas and assigned its custody to Brazilian authorities. In September, the Venezuelan government itself revoked permission for Brazil to manage the buildingwhere political refugees opposed to Maduro live.
One of them, Pedro Urruchurtu Noselliwarned that at 6:55 p.m. on November 30, after “a week of continuous siege of the Argentine Embassy in Caracas” the building continues “without electricity and prevent access to drinking water”. “The water tank has just been emptied, after rationing what was left“he remarked.
Source: Ambito
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