New claim from the USA: Maduro is accused of torture!

According to AP, Maduro, who was previously accused of participating in a conspiracy to send cocaine to the United States, now faces allegations of human rights violations during his presidency of the oil-rich South American country.

Maduro, who was taken from his home with his wife Cilia Flores in a midnight raid in early January, has been held in prison in New York since then.

While both have pleaded not guilty in the criminal case filed years ago, which also targeted several of their accomplices, they could face life imprisonment if convicted.

REQUEST FOR HOUSE ARREST

Maduro's wife will appear in court again today and her lawyers will call on the judge to release their client from prison and place him under house arrest on the grounds that he has heart problems.

Lawyers for Flores, 69, also argue that their client has health problems that cannot be effectively treated in prison and that he could instead be allowed to live under 24-hour supervision in a residence in New York.

Prosecutors opposed the bail request. In their petition to the court, it was stated that Flores would pose "an extreme risk of flight and a danger to public safety" if released. They also added that when care was needed, he was taken to a local hospital for treatment.