Maduro pleads not guilty to torture conspiracy charges in New York
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on The Namibian
Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have pleaded not guilty in New York to charges of conspiring to commit acts of torture. Both, held since their capture in January, contest the charges and invoke sovereign immunity, The Namibian reports.
Former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty in New York on Thursday 15 October 2026 to charges of conspiring to commit acts of torture, The Namibian reports.
US authorities initially charged Nicolás Maduro with narco-terrorism, drug trafficking and weapons offences, before adding the new charges against the couple. Maduro and Flores, captured in January during a US military operation, remain in detention in New York and invoke sovereign immunity to seek the dismissal of the charges. Their trial is scheduled for June 2027, according to The Namibian.
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