Milan, 15 November (LaPresse) – ‘Until August, our government had had no contact with the Venezuelan government. Until August. And this shows how little they have done for my son’. These were the words of Armanda Colusso, mother of aid worker Alberto Trentini, who has been detained in prison in Venezuela for a year, denouncing what she describes as the lack of attention shown by the Italian institutions towards her son, at a press conference at Palazzo Marino, the seat of the Milan City Council, together with the family's lawyer, Alessandra Ballerini, and the president of Articolo 21, Giuseppe Giulietti. ‘I am here after 365 days to express my indignation. They have not done what they should have done for Alberto,’ she added, explaining in front of the cameras that ‘I have been too patient and polite, but now my patience has run out.’ On the institutional front, the 46-year-old Venetian's mother recalled that ‘in 12 months, I have had three phone calls from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and two meetings with Undersecretary Mantovano, with whom I am in constant contact. We are in contact with the special envoy for Italians in Venezuela, who is always available.’ “From the outset, government representatives imposed silence on us so as not to damage my son's position. We trusted them and acted in silence. But as we could not continue to be ignored, a parliamentary question was asked with our consent,” she concluded.