Venezuelans demand elections in first national protest in nearly two years
No date has been set to decide on a successor for Nicolas Maduro after the former president was captured by US forces.
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No date has been set to decide on a successor for Nicolas Maduro after the former president was captured by US forces.
Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty on Thursday to new torture charges brought against them by US authorities, calling them โfalse allegations". The couple has been held in a New York jail since their capture in early January and isย facing a new indictment accusing them of conspiring to torture political opponents and US citizens.
Former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro insisted on Thursday during an appearance in a New York court that torture allegations in a rewritten drug-trafficking indictment against him and his wife were โfalse accusationsโ. 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. Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein entered a โnot guiltyโ plea on behalf of...
Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores face a new US charge over alleged torture.
Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores both were hit with an additional US criminal charge on Thursday stemming from accusations they tortured political opponents and American citizens to retain their grip on power in the South American country. Separately, US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who is overseeing the case, denied a request by Flores to be released from jail ahead of trial due to health reasons. Maduro and Flores were โcharged with an additional count...
The new US charge adds to the existing drug trafficking case against Venezuelaโs former president and first lady.
US prosecutors are preparing charges against Nicolรกs Maduro and Cilia Flores over the alleged torture of Americans held in Venezuela, US media report. The post US Readies Torture Charges Against Maduro appeared first on The Rio Times.