Maduro's Lawyers to Challenge U.S. Military Operation in New York Court
L'essentiel
- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is set to appear in a New York courtroom, where his lawyers will challenge the U.S. military operation that led to his ousting and arrest on drug trafficking charges.
- Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have pleaded not guilty.
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Pourquoi c'est important
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were seized from their Caracas home by U.S. forces in early January and brought to the United States to face drug trafficking charges. The Trump administration defended the operation as a "surgical law enforcement operation," while Maduro denounced it as a kidnapping.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is due back in a New York courtroom Wednesday, where his lawyers are expected to renew their challenge to the U.S. military operation that ousted him from power and brought him to the United States to face drug trafficking charges.
Maduro, 63, and his wife, Cilia Flores, 69, have been held at a federal jail in Brooklyn since U.S. forces seized them from their Caracas home during a dramatic overnight raid in early January.
The couple has pleaded not guilty and faces possible life sentences if convicted of conspiring to traffic cocaine into the United States.
The Trump administration has defended the operation as a "surgical law enforcement operation" tied to a criminal case first filed six years ago. Maduro has denounced the raid as a kidnapping, describing himself as a prisoner of war.
Federal prosecutors allege Maduro conspired with members of Venezuela's security forces to help drug traffickers move thousands of tons of cocaine into the United States.
"I am not guilty. I am a decent man, the constitutional president of my country," Maduro said in Spanish during his January arraignment.
His attorney, Barry Pollack, has said the defense will challenge what it calls Maduro's "military abduction," arguing the unprecedented operation raises significant legal issues that must be resolved before any trial can begin.
Neither Maduro nor Flores has sought bail. U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein has not yet set a trial date.
À surveiller
Perspective IA — des possibilités, pas des certitudes
Maduro's lawyers will renew their challenge to the U.S. military operation.
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Questions ouvertes
- What will be the outcome of the legal challenge to Maduro's 'military abduction'?
- When will U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein set a trial date?
