Venezuela's Maduro to face new US charges over alleged torture of Americans, says official
- On Wednesday, prosecutors indicated that Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores will face new criminal charges over the alleged torture of Americans held in Venezuela.
- Maduro and Flores were captured in Caracas and brought to New York, where they pleaded not guilty to existing narcoterrorism conspiracy charges and remain held without bail.
- The charges relate to the wrongful detention of more than a dozen Americans in Venezuela during Maduro's leadership, and investigators are discussing charging additional individuals involved in the alleged torture.
- An announcement could come as soon as Thursday, according to people familiar with the investigation, though the Manhattan Attorney's office declined to comment immediately on the development.
- The potential charges mark an escalation in legal action against the couple, while supporters in Caracas have previously rallied demanding the release of Maduro and Flores.
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Cilia Flores, former first lady of Venezuela, seeks to continue her judicial process under house arrest in New York due to heart problems that, according to her lawyers, have worsened during her stay in prison. Her defense has also pointed out that she may have suffered a cardiac episode that would have been a mild heart attack, although it is not presented as a confirmed medical diagnosis. According to her lawyers, Mark Donnelly and Andres Sanc…
Maduro and Flores face several charges in the United States, including drug trafficking, after being captured in Caracas in an operation ordered by Washington in January. Both deny all the crimes they are accused of. The 63-year-old ex-prisoner is considered a "prisoner of war." The new torture charges are related to the arbitrary detention of a dozen U.S. citizens in Venezuela under Maduro's government (2013-January 2026), according to CNN, whi…
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Prosecutors in New York are expected to file new charges against former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, over allegations that the Venezuelan government tortured American citizens in recent years. This, according to CNN, was made known by several people familiar with the investigation, according to whom an announcement could be made as early as Thursday. The new charges relate to what the US government has describe…
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