Alberto Trentini arrested in Venezuela, his mother accuses the government: "Everything is silent."

Alberto Trentini was arrested in Venezuela eight months ago. Trentini's mother publicly denounced the Italian government's silence, urging Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to intervene directly.

The case of Alberto Trentini and the situation of Italian-Venezuelan prisoners

Alberto Trentini , a 45-year-old originally from Venice, was arrested in Venezuela while carrying out activities on behalf of the NGO “ Humanity & Inclusion ”, an international organization committed to assisting people with disabilities.

Local authorities have reported that Trentini is in good health , although he is being held in solitary confinement in a prison on the outskirts of the capital. He is charged with terrorism .

Trentini's situation is not unique: eight other Italian-Venezuelan citizens, including former parliamentarians and prominent political figures, are held in similar conditions of detention in the country.

Schlein urges concrete commitment to the release of Alberto Trentini

Democratic Party Secretary Elly Schlein stated that her party continues to urge, as it has done in previous months, every possible effort to secure Alberto Trentini's release, emphasizing that the aid worker's only "fault" was to use his generosity to help those in need around the world.

During yesterday morning's sit-in in front of the Rome courthouse, where the hearing for the Regeni murder was underway, Schlein reiterated that the silence maintained so far cannot continue and that a concrete commitment from the government and all competent authorities is necessary.

Eight months have passed, and the Swiss government has committed to the release of those imprisoned with Alberto Trentini and has reported the unspeakable suffering inside this prison. This situation cannot be tolerated another minute . We reiterate our request to the government for concrete commitment.

Eight months after the arrest of Alberto Trentini in Venezuela, accused of terrorism and conspiracy, the mother of the aid worker detained in Caracas has launched a new appeal for his release , harshly criticizing Prime Minister Meloni.

Last October, he was working in Venezuela on behalf of the organization when he was stopped during a business trip from Caracas to Guasdualito, in the northwest of the country; the NGO driver accompanying him was also arrested .

His mother, Armanda Colusso, had received communications from Alberto while he was still at the Caracas airport, but hasn't heard from him since. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is following the case discreetly, but time is now critical for the family and their anguish is growing. Colusso explained that they aren't receiving reliable updates and called the situation "humanly unbearable."

Today marks exactly eight months that my son Alberto has been in prison, but all is silent, including our Prime Minister . This silence is unbearable for me and my family. Our government must take action, as the Swiss government did with my son's prisoner, who was recently released and spoke to the press about the terrible conditions of detention Alberto is still being held in .

Then, the woman emphasized:

" We don't want to attack, but rather ask for respect. Alberto is an Italian citizen and deserves every effort to be released."