Overview
- Harary, 72, was detained on September 4, 2024 after entering from Colombia and held in the El Rodeo I maximum-security prison, according to Foro Penal and later confirmed by Argentine authorities.
- His case is part of a broader excarceration drive that officials said covered 116 people, though NGOs have confirmed only about 33 in the latest wave and roughly 50 since Thursday.
- Two Italians, Alberto Trentini and Mario Burló, were also freed and taken to Italy’s ambassador’s residence in Caracas as Italian authorities arranged their return, with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni noting a plane departed Rome.
- Other Argentines, gendarme Nahuel Gallo and lawyer Germán Darío Giuliani, remain in custody as families report scarce information and restricted access, with Giuliani recently transferred to Yare II.
- Venezuelan authorities framed the measures as benefiting those convicted of acts tied to altering the constitutional order, while rights groups continue to track hundreds of political prisoners, citing at least 770 remaining.