Argentine gendarme Nahuel Gallo spoke this Wednesday for the first time at a press conference after being kidnapped by the Venezuelan regime for 448 days.
He did so from the Sentinel Building of the National Gendarmerie, where he has been since his return to the country, accompanied by authorities from the force and the Ministry of Security.
Gallo was released last Sunday after being illegally detained in the El Rodeo I prison in Caracas. After his release, he was reunited with his family at Ezeiza Airport, where they waited until dawn to receive him
.Nahuel Gallo's first statements In his first public words after captivity, the
gendarme clarified that he was in good health and explained why he decided to speak to the press.“It's not easy to be here, in front of all of you. I asked for it. I have very little information about what has happened in these 448 days. I asked for a moment to give my word to inform them. Thank the Ministry of Security,” he said.
Healso referred to his current stay at the force's headquarters and denied versions of an alleged retention. “I'm here in Centinela. I have heard several reports that they have me here, but no, this is my house. I feel part of my home; it's my institution. I have defended my institution and my flag,” he said, reaffirming his membership
in the Gendarmerie.Regarding the time of his release, he described the uncertainty he went through. “I had the opportunity to have been released Sunday with a lot of uncertainty, because I didn't know if I was going to be released or if I was going to be transferred to another unit,”
