
Former Venezuelan president faces new charges of state-sponsored torture
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Maduro and Flores were seized from their home in Caracas by the US military during a nighttime raid in January. They face charges related to drug trafficking and state-sponsored torture.
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 “false accusations”.
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 “not guilty” plea on behalf of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. They were seized from their Caracas home by the US military in a nighttime raid in January.
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Continued legal proceedings in New York court
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