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Wife Says Argentine Gendarme Held in Venezuela Is Healthy After Meetings With Attorney General

María Alexandra Gómez secured verbal assurance of her husband’s well-being from Venezuela’s attorney general after multiple private meetings with no formal charges disclosed

Overview

  • During four meetings since March, Attorney General Tarek William Saab confirmed that Gallo is alive, uninjured and detained at El Rodeo I prison without explaining why he was arrested
  • Gallo’s detention remains irregular as he lacks any formal indictment, court record or access to due process under Venezuelan law
  • An ex-detainee released from El Rodeo I reported seeing Gallo among around 14 other foreign prisoners and described him as physically strong but mentally fatigued
  • Argentina, backed by the U.S. State Department and international bodies such as the ICC and UN Working Group, has pressed Caracas for transparency and legal accountability
  • Gómez will detail her family’s ordeal and mounting diplomatic efforts in an exclusive DNEWS interview airing tonight