Overview
- President Emmanuel Macron announced on X that Camilo Castro has been released, thanking those who worked for his freedom.
- Castro, 41, had been missing since late June after disappearing at the Venezuela–Colombia border, according to his family and Amnesty International.
- Italian outlet Il Fatto Quotidiano reported he was held for about four months without charges in the El Rodeo I prison.
- Castro’s relatives expressed relief following his release, after months with little information beyond an audio message he sent in late July asking for help.
- Amnesty International has alleged a broader pattern of enforced disappearances in Venezuela since Maduro’s re-election, and media note that Italian aid worker Alberto Trentini remains detained without charges.