US EditionTrump: Case Against Maduro ‘Infallible’
Judge Hellerstein, 92, known for handling sensitive national security cases, will oversee charges including narcotics trafficking and terrorism against Maduro.
- Earlier this week, Senior U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein was assigned to preside over Nicolás Maduro’s criminal case in Manhattan federal court after Maduro’s transfer to U.S. custody.
- Given his record, Alvin K. Hellerstein, appointed in 1998, has presided over complex, politically sensitive cases in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- The indictment states Nicolás Maduro faces narco-terrorism trafficking, weapons possession, and cocaine supply charges, and he is held at Metropolitan Detention Centre , Brooklyn, where solitary confinement is expected initially.
- With Hellerstein overseeing, proceedings are expected to move forward in Manhattan in the coming weeks, drawing close attention in Israel and Jewish communities due to Maduro’s ties with Iran and attacks on `Zionism`.
- Previously, Hellerstein constrained executive actions by blocking the Trump administration’s deportations and handled the Harvey Weinstein civil suit, rejecting an initial settlement.
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The 92-year-old U.S. magistrate, in particular, presided over the trial in which the French bank BNP Paribas was recognized in October as an accomplice to abuses in the Sudan.
The closely watched case of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores has been handed over to the experienced 92-year-old judge Alvin Hellerstein, who previously presided over terrorism and national security trials, US media reported.
After his capture in Caracas, Nicolás Maduro appeared before federal judge Alvin K. Hellerstein in New York, where he pleaded not guilty.
Trump: Case against Maduro ‘infallible’
President Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One late Sunday the court case against captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is “infallible.” “We’re just going to go through a slog of a trial. A judge is very respected, [U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein] is a highly respected judge. We’ll see how we do. The case is,…
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