Argentine military police officer Nahuel Gallo said he suffered “psychological torture” in his first public appearance since being released from a prison in Venezuela after 448 days. He spoke at a highly-anticipated press conference after the Argentine government confirmed that the Argentine Football Association (AFA), not the administration, was behind Gallo’s release. Gallo spoke in the Gendarmerie building, flanked by Security Minister Alejandra Monteoliva, Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno, and the head of Gendarmerie, General Claudio Brilloni. But those political prisoners there are waiting to be released,” Gallo added. During the conference, Gallo said that he “made an [Argentina] flag out of soap” to feel like he “was home.”“Foreigners always asked me: Why are you so patriotic?

Source: Bueno Aires Herald March 05, 2026 06:51 UTC