CNN had access to the invitation letter that Argentine police officer Nahuel Agustín Gallo received before his arrival in Venezuela and his arrest on December 8, according to his family.
Yalitza Garcia and Maria Alexandra Gomez Garcia, the sub-officer’s mother-in-law and wife respectively, released the invitation letter that they say was processed by government agencies.
While Argentine citizens do not need a visa to enter Venezuela, Yalitza Garcia told CNN that, taking into account the tense diplomatic situation that both countries are going through, they made all the necessary inquiries at the Venezuelan Migration office to comply with entry requirements and avoid complications. It was there that they were informed, as the woman describes, the need for an invitation letter.
According to the document that the CNN had access, the letter says that Gallo would visit Maria Gomez and her two-year-old son for vacation purposes for a period not exceeding 30 days, expiring on December 30.
The document, issued on November 22, details Gallo’s itinerary from Chile and his accommodation at the house in Puerto La Cruz, in the state of Anzoátegui, where Gómez currently resides.
The note was formalized through “SAREN” (Autonomous Registry and Notary Service, of the Vice-Presidency of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela), according to the Argentine Ministry of Security.
THE CNN contacted the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry and is awaiting a response.
President Javier Milei’s government and Nahuel Gallo’s family denounced the illegal detention of the police officer when he tried to enter the border state of Táchira, Colombia, in a car driven by a driver hired by his wife.
Venezuelan authorities argue that the police officer wanted to infiltrate the country and was therefore detained. However, the family denies this accusation and says he was traveling to visit his wife and son, who had been in Venezuela for seven months. According to official information, non-commissioned officer Gallo is 33 years old and belongs to squadron 27 “Uspallata”, in the province of Mendoza.
While the Argentine government insists on exhausting diplomatic channels until the police officer is released, the Ministry of Security formalized a complaint against the former Argentine ambassador to Caracas, Óscar Alberto Laborde, for the crime of treason against the country. According to the ministry, Laborde, appointed during the presidency of Alberto Fernández, began international management, without having official authorization, so that the family could deliver a letter to Gallo, with the collaboration of the Venezuelan government.
The Argentine Ministry of Security states in the complaint that with his alleged action, Laborde accepted and justified Gallo’s prison conditions.
THE CNN contacted Laborde, who denied any intermediation between the governments. He also stated that he only sent a letter from his mother to the soldier.
This content was originally published on CNN has access to the invitation letter that an Argentine police officer used to enter Venezuela on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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