Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro expected to face more charges this week
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- The new charges are expected to accuse Maduro and his wife of playing a role in the torture of Americans in Venezuelan prisons, US media reports.
- Ousted Venezuelan president and Cilia Flores have been in jail in New York since early January The deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been indicted for alleged conspiracy to commit torture, according to Manhattan federal court papers unsealed on Thursday.…
- The new accusations relate to the alleged torture of US citizens held in Venezuela while Maduro was in power.
- U.S. authorities charged the former Venezuelan president with conspiring to torture his fellow citizens as well as Americans. That adds to drugs and weapons charges against him.
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- Prosecutors are considering charges over the alleged torture of more than a dozen Americans detained in Venezuela. Meanwhile, Cilia Flores is seeking release from jail on health grounds.
- The new US charge adds to the existing drug trafficking case against Venezuela’s former president and first lady.
- US prosecutors have added a new charge to their case against deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, accusing the couple of conspiring to commit torture.
- Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores face a new US charge over alleged torture.