Nicolás Maduro tells New York court new torture allegations are ‘false’
Former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, appeared in a New York court to face charges of state-sponsored torture. Both defendants entered not-guilty pleas after being captured by U.S. forces in a raid earlier this year.
Why it matters
This case represents a significant escalation in U.S. legal action against foreign leaders accused of human rights abuses and state-sponsored violence.
People protest against Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores outside a federal courthouse in New York on Thursday. People protest against Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores outside a federal courthouse in New York on Thursday. Nicolás Maduro Nicolás Maduro tells New York court new torture allegations are ‘false’ Rewritten indictment accuses ex-Venezuela president and wife Cilia Flores of leading campaign of torture
Prefer the Guardian on Google Nicolás Maduro insisted on Thursday during an appearance in a New York court that torture allegations in a rewritten drug trafficking indictment against the deposed Venezuelan president and his wife were “false accusations”.
Maduro, shackled at the ankles, was brought to court to face the new charges accusing the couple of leading a state-sponsored campaign of repression that tortured scores of victims, including three Americans.
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