US charges ousted Venezuelan president Maduro with torture
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 19:55 · Archive
US prosecutors have charged Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiracy to torture political opponents and US citizens.
US prosecutors have charged ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiracy to torture political opponents and US citizens. The torture counts were added to an existing drug trafficking case against the couple in a superseding indictment filed in Manhattan federal court on Thursday.
Maduro, 63, and Flores, 69, were captured on 3 January in their Caracas home during a US military operation ordered by President Donald Trump. They were flown to New York to face drug charges announced the same day. The new indictment details alleged torture against nine people, including three US citizens. If convicted of all charges, each would face a mandatory minimum 50 years in prison.
Both have pleaded not guilty to the original charges but have not yet entered pleas to the new indictment. Maduro's lawyer Barry Pollack said his client 'denies the charges in the new indictment and looks forward to his day in court'. Flores' lawyers questioned why prosecutors only revealed the indictment shortly before the hearing at which it was disclosed. A trial is scheduled for next year, and US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein denied a request by Flores to be released from jail due to health concerns.
How it is being reported
- US charges Maduros with torture in new indictmentUnited States prosecutors have charged former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro with torture and other crimes in a new indictment.The West Australian · 8 Oct, 19:38
- US charges Maduros with torture in new indictmentUnited States prosecutors have charged former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro with torture and other crimes in a new indictment.Perth Now · 8 Oct, 19:38
In this story: Nicolas Maduro · Cilia Flores · Delcy Rodriguez · Donald Trump · Barry Pollack · Alvin Hellerstein · Venezuela · United States
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