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Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores plead innocent of the crime of torture against political opponents
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Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores plead innocent of the crime of torture against political opponents

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  • Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to torture political opponents in Venezuela.
  • Maduro already faced previous accusations of narcoterrorism and weapons possession.

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Maduro already faced previous charges for narcoterrorism and weapons possession. The new charges center on the torture of political opponents.

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Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty this Thursday to charges of conspiring to torture political opponents in state custody in Venezuelan prisons, as reported by the Reuters agency.

The former president had already pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit narcoterrorism, importing cocaine and possessing machine guns and destructive devices, and to a fourth crime of possessing these weapons.

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