Argentina files a complaint to the ICC against Venezuela over the arrest of a police officer By Reuters

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s government said on Thursday it had filed a complaint at the International Criminal Court against Venezuela for detaining a member of the gendarmerie, a branch of Argentina’s security forces, in what it called an “enforced disappearance.”

Tensions between the two South American countries have increased since Javier Milei, a freedom activist, took over the presidency of Argentina in late 2023. This worsened after Venezuela’s presidential election in July, in which incumbent socialist President Nicolas Maduro claimed victory.

Last month, Argentina accused Caracas of detaining Nahuel Gallo, a member of the national team, after he tried to enter Venezuela from the Colombian border to visit his family. They want him to be released immediately.

Venezuelan prosecutors, however, said last week that Gallo was being investigated for alleged links to a group that wants to carry out acts of subversion and “terrorism” in the country.

“The Argentine government will continue to use all legal and diplomatic resources to ensure the rights of its citizen, Nahuel Gallo,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.