Overview
- Foreign minister Antonio Tajani said Gasperin left custody during the night and is now at the Italian embassy in Caracas.
- The Foreign Ministry reported that an earlier release order became effective only once a Venezuelan administrative office implemented it.
- Officials said he is exhausted but stable, and he told diplomats he wishes to stay in Venezuela and return to Maturín.
- The 77-year-old owner of Tecnica Petrolera WLP was arrested in August 2025 after a raid that seized drilling explosives, with authorities citing vague claims of a plot.
- His case advanced alongside recent Italian efforts that secured the releases of Alberto Trentini and Mario Burlò, and Armando.info had previously listed him among prisoners expected to be freed.