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- As of December 7, 2025, Nahuel Agustín Gallo, an Argentine gendarme, has been held in arbitrary detention in Venezuela for one year.
- Colmenares, speaking from Cúcuta, Colombia, emphasized the profound distress Gallo experiences due to his separation from his family. He stated that the uncertainty surrounding his wife, mother, and...
- Colmenares, a Colombian national, shared a cell with Gallo initially facing cells, and then within the same cell, for an unspecified period. He described their shared experience within...
Venezuelan Detention: Former Cellmate Details Impact on Argentine Gendarme’s Family
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A Year of Arbitrary Detention
As of December 7, 2025, Nahuel Agustín Gallo, an Argentine gendarme, has been held in arbitrary detention in Venezuela for one year. A former cellmate, Ivan Colmenares, recently shared insights into Gallo’s emotional state and the toll the detention is taking on his family.
The Weight of Separation
Colmenares, speaking from Cúcuta, Colombia, emphasized the profound distress Gallo experiences due to his separation from his family. He stated that the uncertainty surrounding his wife, mother, and especially his young son, is the most difficult aspect of his confinement. The loss of witnessing his son’s developmental milestones – learning to walk, talk, and forming the foundational bond with his father – is particularly devastating to Gallo.
Colmenares, a Colombian national, shared a cell with Gallo initially facing cells, and then within the same cell, for an unspecified period. He described their shared experience within the Venezuelan prison system. Colmenares was eventually released and deported to Colombia without the prospect to say goodbye to Gallo, whom he refers to as Agustín.