Maduro Asks to Dismiss His Criminal Case Opened in the US Claiming Sovereign Immunity
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El Confidencial
The Objective | Periodismo ethosMaduro's defense requests to annul the proceedings in the U.S. claiming immunity as head of state and lack of jurisdiction of the court, while Cilia Flores is also prosecuted
Maduro remains in custody at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) after being captured in Caracas on January 3rd.
The defense of Nicolás Maduro requested in the United States the filing of criminal proceedings on the basis of sovereign immunity.
Noticias de Navarra
The defense of the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has called on Wednesday for the dismissal of the criminal case opened in the United States against the leader, imprisoned in the United States since the military operation carried out in early January by the United States Army in Venezuelan territory, arguing that he enjoys sovereign immunity by being the head of state of a sovereign country.
Nicolás Maduro's defense team asked a federal judge in New York to dismiss the criminal charges against the former Venezuelan president, arguing that he is protected by sovereign immunity due to his status as head of state. Attorney Barry Pollack filed two motions Wednesday before Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who is presiding over the case.
NEW YORK: Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro, a United States judge on Wednesday, urged that criminal charges of drug trafficking be dropped, saying that he should be immune from prosecution in his capacity as head of a sovereign state. These charges, brought before the Manhattan Federal Court, formed the basis of operation 3 January, when the U.S. army raided Caracas [...]
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