The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) announced precautionary measures for the benefit of Argentine police officer Nahuel Agustín Gallo, detained in Venezuela since December 8.
According to the IACHR, in the measure revealed on Friday (3), Gallo “finds himself in a serious and urgent situation, since his rights to life and personal integrity face a risk of irreparable damage in Venezuela” .
The precautionary measures require the Venezuelan government to inform, among other things, whether Gallo “is in State custody and the circumstances of his detention, or the measures taken to find out his whereabouts.”
In addition, you must be informed if there is a criminal case and that allows the police officer to communicate with your family and legal representatives.
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Since 2013, Venezuela has abandoned the inter-American human rights system, arguing that it serves the interests of the United States.
The IACHR added that “after analyzing the factual and legal allegations presented by the requesting party (the executive director of the CASLA Institute), the Commission took into account that, as of December 8, 2024, Nahuel Gallo would be deprived of liberty for agents of the State of Venezuela”, and that, to date, his whereabouts and legal status are unknown.
Nahuel Agustín Gallo was detained while crossing the border between Colombia and Venezuela and informed the Venezuelan Attorney General, Tarek William Saab.
According to the non-commissioned officer’s family and the complaint released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Gallo wanted to take advantage of his work vacation and reunite with his partner and almost two-year-old son, who had been in Venezuela for around seven months for family matters.
A , where he denounces what he classified as arbitrary detention and the forced disappearance of Gallo.
The Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Yván Gil, disqualified the judicial appeal and considered that Argentina is making a “spectacle” with this situation.
