Overview
- Foro Penal confirmed that Roberto Baldo, detained since November 29, 2024 on terrorism accusations, was released in recent days.
- His wife, Montserrat Espinosa Irbern, arrested the same day, has also been freed after being held by the PNB in Caracas.
- Baldo was confined at the Yare III complex, which prison monitors have criticized for abuses, following an operation by Venezuela’s military counterintelligence in which the couple spent days incommunicado.
- Rights groups have linked the case to an envelope reportedly left at the couple’s pizzeria for delivery to the Argentine embassy.
- The move follows the recent release of Argentine Gustavo Gabriel Rivara as Buenos Aires continues to press for Nahuel Gallo and Germán Giuliani, with releases occurring during an announced amnesty push in Venezuela.