Overview
- Foreign minister Antonio Tajani announced that Gasperin was freed during the night and taken to the Italian embassy in Caracas.
- The foreign ministry said he is fatigued but in stable condition under consular care.
- Gasperin has told diplomats he would like to remain in Venezuela and return to Maturín, where his company is based.
- Officials said the release came after an earlier discharge order was finally made executable by Venezuelan authorities.
- Gasperin, 77, was arrested on Aug. 9, 2025 after a search citing explosives, a rationale disputed by Italian officials and his family, and his case unfolds as other Italians were recently returned after 14 months in El Rodeo I prison.