A man of Peruvian descent said he shared prison time with him Nahuel GalloThe Argentine has been detained since December 2024 in El Rodeo prison Venezuela He revealed that the Argentine hopes to regain his freedom and that he is also worried about his son.
“Nahuel said he has great hope of getting out and that they are fighting for him. We talked many long nights. He said: “He was next to me in cell No. 2, then in cell No. 22.” Renzo Yasser Huamanchumo Castillo To the news channel Dnews.
Gallo has been imprisoned since December 8, 2024, the date on which he entered Venezuela from Colombia via the Francisco de Paula Santander International Bridge. His goal was to visit his wife, a Venezuelan citizen, and his son, who is now three years old.
According to the report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), the first sergeant of the National Gendarmerie carried out routine immigration procedures and then He was pulled aside for an “interview” with Venezuelan officials.
Without further details about his alleged actions. Nicolas Maduro’s government accused him of participating in “conspiratorial acts.” And its connection to a plan to assassinate Vice President Delcy Rodriguez.
“Gallo was one of the people we loved most in prison. We called him “Tik Tok” because they filmed him every time they gave him some foodAs if to show that he is being fed, the man commented when asked about his partner.
In this sense, he was specially consulted by eThe physical and emotional state of the ArgentineOr the former detainee realized that “All prisoners suffer from deterioration.” Because of the conditions of confinement and malnutrition they receive. “I’ve seen the deterioration of each one of them, each one’s face looks different.” He added.
Aside from the physical situation, the Peruvian stressed that Gallo “had great hope of getting out” and that in addition, He has expectations that the national authorities will “fight for this”.
“We talked for many long nights. He was next to me in cell No. 2, then in cell No. 22, in front of me. Nahuel was very worried about his child. That’s why, when there were movements, I shouted that Nahuel was there. He also mentioned the names of his dogs, so they knew it was him.”
In the same contextThey asked him whether the Argentine police had been tortured during the time they shared He remembers that one time he “got annoyed with the guards because they did not want to tell him the result of the Argentina match, and he said he would not eat.” “So they took him out of the cell and we already knew that wasn’t good.” He recalled Nahuel, who described him as a “huge football fan.”
In another part of the interview, Castillo asserted that ““Nahuel Gallo is innocent.” and Maduro demanded the release of all detainees.
As he said ClarionOn December 27, 2024, the Venezuelan Public Ministry reported that Gallo had been prosecuted for participating in terrorist acts. “Terrorist and destabilizing acts” With the support of international right-wing groups.
Since his arrest, His exact whereabouts are unknown. However, in January this year, Venezuelan authorities published photos of the Argentine where he was seen wearing light blue clothes in the middle of the courtyard with two other men.
In September this year, the United Nations denounced the “arbitrary detention” of Gendarmerie Gallo by Chavismo in Venezuela through a report in which it also denounced the situation of other foreign political prisoners.