World · 19 d ago
Maduro pleads not guilty to torture charges in New York
“I reject this document entirely,” former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro told a New York court on Thursday, where he and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty.
— Nicolás Maduro
The charges
- Conspiracy to commit torture
- Narco-terrorism
- Cocaine importation conspiracy
- Weapons offences
A new indictment accuses the couple of a conspiracy to commit torture, including against US citizens, on top of earlier narco-terrorism, cocaine and weapons charges.
Background
US forces captured Maduro and Flores in Caracas in January, and they remain jailed in Brooklyn.
What we know
- Both pleaded not guilty
- Trial set for June 2027
Not yet
- Whether their immunity claim succeeds
Their trial is scheduled for June 2027, while both seek to have the charges dismissed, arguing they have immunity as leaders of a sovereign country.
