French-Chilean nationwide held in Venezuela since June launched, Macron says

[ad_1] A French-Chilean nationwide who has been detained in Venezuela since late June has been launched, President Emmanuel Macron introduced on Sunday.

"Camilo Castro is free. I share the aid of his household and thank everybody who labored for his launch," the pinnacle of state wrote on the social media platform X.

French International Minister Jean-Noël Barrot mentioned that the 41-year-old yoga trainer was being flown again to France.

Castro disappeared on June 26 on the Paraguachon border crossing, which separates Venezuela from Colombia, the place he lives.

He had gone to resume his expired Colombian residency visa, his household mentioned in August.

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In keeping with analysis performed by his household and Amnesty Worldwide, he was being held by the Venezuelan authorities.

Amnesty has denounced what it mentioned was a coverage of "enforced disappearances" of opponents and international nationals because the electoral authorities declared President Nicolas Maduro winner of a disputed vote in July 2024.

"The Venezuelan authorities look like utilizing this apply to justify their narratives about 'international conspiracies' and as a bargaining chip to be used in negotiations with different international locations," it wrote in a report revealed in July.