Arquivos de Tag: Maduro

Maduro expected to face new charges alleging torture of Americans in Venezuelan prisons, sources say

Federal prosecutors are expected to bring new charges against former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, for allegedly torturing Americans who were held in Venezuelan prisons, according to multiple sources familiar with the case.  The sources said that additional people could be charged in their role for the torture of more than […]

Nicolas Maduro, wife face torture charge in new U.S. indictment

Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are now facing an additional charge of conspiracy to commit torture as federal prosecutors filed a superseding indictment in the Southern District of New York on Thursday. “As alleged in the indictment, the Maduro regime subjected over a dozen American citizens to torture while held […]

Maduro, wife seek dismissal of drug trafficking indictment on immunity grounds

New York — Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge on Wednesday to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country. In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, lawyers for Maduro said a judge was […]

Nicolás Maduro shares photos from New York prison: “We are standing firm”

Venezuela’s deposed leader Nicolás Maduro said on social media Sunday that he was “standing firm,” while sharing photographs from the New York prison where he has been held since his capture by U.S. forces. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were seized in Caracas during a U.S. military operation in January. They are being detained […]