The Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni telephoned the mother of Alberto Trentini the Italian cooperator from mid -November in prison in Venezuela. The news, anticipated by the Gazzettino, is confirmed by sources of Palazzo Chigi who underline that the government is at work to bring home Trentini.
Who it is and what happened
In a note released by the family and by the lawyer Alessandra Ballerini, the story of Trentini was reconstructed in Venezuela for oneMission with the Humanity NGO and inclusionTo bring humanitarian aid to people with disabilities.
“Alberto had arrived in Venezuela on October 17, 2024 and 15 November while going on a missionFrom Caracas to Guasdicito he was stopped– reads -, to a checkpoint, together with the NGO driver. From the scarce and informal information received, it would seem that a few days after the detention Alberto was transferred to Caracas and, to date, we are ‘prisoner’ to a detention structure, without having ever formally contested any imputation “.
In the press release it is stated that “no official news has ever been communicated by no Venezuelan authority nor Italian and in fact, for almost two months, we have nothing about the fate of Alberto, also taking into account that he suffers from health problems and has no medicine or any kind of basic necessities”. From his arrest to today, to what we know,Nobody managed to see him, nor to talk to him.Not even our ambassador managed to communicate with him nor to have his news despite multiple attempts “.
For family members “it is unacceptable that Italian citizens who find themselves working or visiting other countries with the only purpose of helping to improve the living conditions of their inhabitants, find themselves deprived of freedoms and fundamental rights without being able to receive any effective protection from our country. We trust that the Prime Minister and the Ministers concerned, will use the same commitment and dedication recently demonstrated to protect our compatriot, to bring again, eagerly, Alberto, Italy “, conclude