Buenos Aires, Argentina - December 17, 2024 Javier Milei referred for the first time to the arrest of Nahuel Gallo, the gendarme detained in Venezuela by the regime of Nicolás Maduro. The Argentine President called the Chavista leader a “criminal dictator” and said that his government is working for the release of the officer. The president's words were expressed this Tuesday during an event held at the Military College of Buenos Aires, where he led a presentation of sabres and medals. SOUNDBITE: "Good afternoon everyone, first of all and before beginning the speech I want to refer to the illegal kidnapping of Javier Gallo in Venezuela, he was detained by the security forces in charge of the criminal dictator Nicolás Maduro for the sole crime of visiting his partner and his son, we demand his immediate release and we will exhaust all diplomatic avenues to return him safe and sound to Argentina."